- Improvements and Repairs
- Accomodation certificates - fitness for human habitation
- Caretaking services
- Council housing - home modernisation
- Council housing - tenancy issues
- Disabled people - home adaptions and aids
- Garden maintenance
- Home improvements - disability facility grant for a private property
- Home improvements - home repair assistance grant
- Home safety advice
- Housing - information and advice
- Housing benefit - change of circumstances
- Housing benefit - new claim
- Housing repairs - council property
Home improvements - renovation grants
The Housing Assistance Policy is designed to assist with the smooth transition from housing grants to a loan based policy. It is hoped that in the long-term, the Council will work closely with mortgage lenders to make it easier for low income households to release the equity in their homes in order to meet at least part of the cost of repairs and improvements. We are also exploring, along with other Councils in North Yorkshire, support for the House Proud scheme being promoted by the Housing Improvement Trust (HIT). HIT is a 'not for profit' registered company established with support from the Special Grants Programme of DETR to help arrange funding of property improvements, repair and adaptations. This scheme would assist those people who are aged over 60 or are disabled.
In the meantime, the financial assistance available is detailed in the:
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Grants for Property Repairs and Disabled Facility Adaptations.
If you wish to find out more about this type of grant, contact us or call Vale and Dale Home Repair Agency on 0845 2008646.
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