Waking Watch Relief Fund Data as of 31 August 2021
Published 16 September 2021
Applies to England
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Introduction
We are publishing data on the progress of the Waking Watch Relief Fund demonstrating the number of applications and buildings that have been approved for funding; the funding amounts; as well as a detailed breakdown of administering authorities’ data. The data will be updated regularly.
Table 1. First and second application window (data as of 31 August 2021)
| Title | 1st application window | 2nd application window | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of applications | 213 | 60 | 273 |
| No. of buildings | 314 | 70 | 384 |
| No. of successful applications | 153 | 25 | 178 |
| No. of successful buildings | 232 | 32 | 264 |
| No. of rejected applications | 38 | 33 | 71 |
| No. of withdrawn applications | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| No. of pending applications | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Amount of funding approved | £19.1m | £3.6m | £22.6m |
| Mean Waking Watch cost per dwelling per month* | - | - | £116 |
| Median Waking Watch cost per dwelling per month* | - | - | £77 |
* Excluding GLA figures due to missing data; also some missing data in Greater Manchester. Within the data provided there is a large range of Waking Watch costs with some high outliers. Therefore, both the mean and median are included in the table as large outliers can skew the mean but have little impact on the median.
- Table 2: Split by administering authority. First application window only (data as of 31 August 2021)
| Local authority | Applications | Approved applications | Rejected applications | Withdrawn Applications | Pending applications | Buildings | Approved buildings | Approved funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | £1.6m |
| Bristol | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | £0.1m |
| Greater London Authority | 111 | 68 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 175 | 112 | £7.8m |
| Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 33 | £2.5m |
| Leeds | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | £1.8m |
| Liverpool | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | £1.7m |
| MHCLG (1st tranche) | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 39 | £2.7m |
| Newcastle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | £0.3m |
| Sheffield | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | £0.5m |
| MHCLG (2nd tranche) | 60 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 32 | £3.6m |
Data quality
Data is provided by applicants to the Waking Watch Relief Fund, with some local authorities administering the fund. MHCLG does not have full oversight of their systems and quality procedures. Guidance and documentation is available throughout the application process.
Although some data cleaning took place to exclude duplicate applications, the data provided was not subject to additional quality assurance. Data providers were not, for example, contacted for clarifications and corrections unless necessary for assessing the eligibility of the application.
Estimated average Waking Watch costs per dwelling per month as of 31 August 2021 exclude applications for the GLA as this data is still being collated.
Average monthly Waking Watch costs per dwelling are based on data for 78 out of 85 approved applications from the first application window, excluding London, and for 20 out of 25 approved applications from the second application window. Data is still being collected. As such there is missing data across a number of fields, for example Waking Watch costs and number of dwellings, and averages are calculated on a subset of applications. The median waking watch cost per dwelling per month is based on building level data as dwelling level data is not available.
Please note the amount of funding approved across all local authorities and tranches of the fund may not sum to the total figure due to rounding.