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Residents of Manchester tower block who took out loans to remove cladding can't get government funding

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‘Heartbroken’ residents of a Manchester tower block forced to take out loans to fix dangerous cladding will be unable to apply for financial help from the government.

A new £1 billion fund for the removal of flammable materials will not support projects that have already started, such as the work being funded by leaseholders at Skyline Central 1.

But the loans were taken out in January - two months before the fund was announced by housing secretary Robert Jenrick. Residents of the Ancoats high rise tweeted: “We’re not eligible to apply for the fund that was designed to help people like ourselves.

This can’t be right. “We are heartbroken and are once again petrified for our financial futures thanks to the decision to exclude us from the

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