The Shelter poll also found 35% of private renters were living in poor conditions during lockdown, such as those caused by electrical hazards and damp.

The 2,700+ applications for the fund far exceed the 1,700 towers with high-risk cladding systems the government estimates exist in the UK.

The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund will see government grants used to upgrade the energy efficiency of the UK’s worst-performing social homes.

Construction Leadership Council co-chair Andy Mitchell said retrofitting existing homes with green improvements would prove key to hitting net-zero targets.

Delivering his Summer Economic Update in Parliament, the Chancellor announced a package of measures designed to support, create and protect jobs.