New £62m Fund for Fire Alarms to Keep Residents Safe and Costs Down for Leaseholders

Government announces £62m fire alarm fund to replace waking watch measures

The government has announced a new £62m fund for fire alarm installation, which will succeed the previous Waking Watch Replacement Fund.

New £62m fund for fire alarms to keep residents safe and costs down for leaseholders

More residents will be kept safe in their homes and leaseholders could save hundreds of pounds each month thanks to new £62.7 million government funding for fire alarms in at risk buildings. The new Interim Measures Alarm Fund will further incentivise the installation of common fire alarms in buildings waiting for remediation works to be completed. The long-term funding builds on the success of the Waking Watch Replacement Fund (WWRF), which clo…

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