The lack of government funding for the removal of non-ACM cladding from social housing has led to housing associations cutting their development by a tenth, according to the National Housing Federation (NHF).

The trade body said 106 housing associations to respond to a its survey have cut plans to build 12,900 homes over the next five years to divert spending to building safety. They had previously been planning to build 116,777 homes over this period.

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