Robert Jenrick’s narrow cladding plans are “a betrayal” of Tory MPs and leaseholders alike The Housing Secretary has failed to protect all leaseholders from the punitive costs of living in dangerous homes. Millions of leaseholders’ hopes for cladding funding have been dashed by the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick. In a much-anticipated announcement this afternoon, Jenrick announced a new £3.5bn fund to fix dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings in England. While this may sound substantial, it is far from the £15bn recommended by a committee of MPs last June to fix all fire safety defects on “high-rise and high-risk” buildings.