Waking Watch Replacement Fund 2023

The Waking Watch Replacement Fund 2023 provides up to £21.11 million to replace waking watch measures with common alarm systems. This funding is for residential buildings in England that currently have waking watch measures in place. The fund covers the installation of alarm systems as a temporary measure while buildings await full remediation. You can apply regardless of who currently pays for the waking watch costs. The deadline to apply is 1 April 2026. This builds on previous waking watch funding programmes. The fund aims to protect residents and reduce ongoing waking watch expenses.

This fund is for owners or managers of residential buildings in England that currently have waking watch measures in place. You can apply regardless of who pays for the current waking watch costs. This is not for buildings that do not currently have waking watch arrangements.

On 11 April 2025 the government announced the £20.6m Waking Watch Replacement Fund 2023 would be extended to March 2026, with up to £21.11 million additional funds being made available to support the installation of a common alarm system, replacing waking watch measures in all residential buildings where a waking watch is currently in place in England, regardless of where the costs of the waking watch fall. The new fund builds on the progress made by the initial Waking Watch Relief Fund and the Waking Watch Replacement Fund 2022. The additional funding will incentivise the installation of alarms and protect more residents in more buildings pending their full remediation or the provision of long-term mitigation measures.