The Interim Measures Alarm Fund (IMAF), managed and delivered by Homes England, provides government funding to install interim fire alarm systems in residential buildings.
The Interim Measures Alarm Fund (IMAF) is designed to reduce the prolonged use of interim fire safety measures and encourage progress towards more permanent fire safety remediation. Read more and aply here.
The fund aims to:
- improve resident safety while remediation or long‑term mitigation work is undertaken, enabling residents to remain safely in their homes
- reduce the risk of unnecessary decants, ensuring buildings remain occupied where safe and appropriate to do so
- promote compliance with National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) guidance on simultaneous evacuation by supporting the replacement of waking watch with common fire alarm systems where feasible
- protect leaseholders not covered by statutory protections from the cost of interim measures by funding the installation of common fire alarms
The fund helps:
- support leaseholders, by removing potential exposure to the high ongoing costs of waking watch arrangements, which previously required residents to cover substantial monthly charges
- implement the installation of common fire alarm systems that meet BS 58391 Category L5 standards, providing a more effective and sustainable fire safety system than human fire wardens