Leaseholder Disability Action Group

Claddag

We are a group of residents who are disabled or have health conditions, living in homes affected by the cladding and building safety crisis.

Our Stories
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Additional Impacts

Beyond the financial pressure affecting everyone, disabled residents face additional and unique challenges from the cladding crisis.

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Building Safety

We advocate for safe evacuation plans and building safety measures that include and protect disabled leaseholders.

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Our Asks

We call on government and industry to recognise and respond to the specific needs of disabled residents trapped by this crisis.

Who We Are

Disabled Residents Affected by the Cladding Crisis

Claddag — the Cladding Leaseholder Disability Action Group — was formed by residents with disabilities and health conditions who are trapped in unsafe, unsellable homes due to the post-Grenfell building safety crisis. We share stories, challenge policy, and fight for fair treatment.

700k+
Affected Homes
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In Unsafe Buildings
£0
Gov. Support for Many
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Stories to Tell
News & Views

Recent Updates

Campaign
Home Office Workshops: PEEPs Consultation — Disabled Residents Must Be Heard
 News
Channel 4 News: Councils Have No Evacuation Plans for Disabled People
 Myth-Busting
Mythbusting PEEPs #1: "You Create a Hazard"
 Myth-Busting
Mythbusting PEEPs #2: "Disabled People Prefer to Stay Put"
 Campaign
Waking Watch: The Extra Burden on Disabled Residents
 Survey
National Survey: Leaseholders Who Have Impairments or Health Conditions

Author Archives: claddag

Government reappoints the same company to write the ‘Means of Escape for Disabled People’ guidance: A statement from Claddag

Claddag are shocked and outraged to learn that the Home Office has commissioned C S Todd & Associates to re-write the Means of Escape for Disabled People, and the other suite of fire safety guidance documents. C S Todd & Associates authored the guidance document Fire Safety in Purpose-Built Flats, published by the Local GovernmentContinue reading “Government reappoints the same company to write the ‘Means of Escape for Disabled People’ guidance: A statement from Claddag”

Welsh Government buy-out plans: Disabled leaseholders must be included

Welsh minister for climate change, Julie James, revealed that the Government is to launch a scheme which will target leaseholders who have found themselves in “significant” financial hardship. We urge policy-makers to expressly include disabled leaseholders who are trapped in inaccessible flats.

National survey: Leaseholders who have impairments or health conditions

We have launched a survey to gain a broader and deeper understanding of the ways in which leaseholders who have impairments on health conditions are affected by the building safety crisis. https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SVODM0/ Please take part if you are a leaseholder and live with any physical impairments or mental health conditions. This could be related toContinue reading “National survey: Leaseholders who have impairments or health conditions”

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Disability and Fire Safety

The APPG on Disability is jointly hosting a meeting on 12 July 2021 at 2pm to highlight the importance of the Government’s consultation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans for disabled residents unable to self-evacuate from buildings.  The meeting will cover the Government’s key proposals and have input from disabled residents as to how the proposals need toContinue reading “All-Party Parliamentary Group on Disability and Fire Safety”