CARERS DIRECTORY
Adaptations to your home may make life easier for you.
Financial assistance may be available.
There are three types of grant available from the Council:
These are available for small-scale essential repairs to your home or to
do essential repairs where your health or safety may be at risk.
For example, repairs to windows and doors, or to replace lead water
pipes. Grants are also available
for intercom or door entry systems. If you have had a previous Home Repair
Assistance Grant, you may be able to get a cavity wall insulation grant.
If you only need to have low cost work done to your home, then Social
Services own contractor will take on the job and Social Services will pay him
directly.
You can apply if you are the owner of the property or a tenant.
Landlords can also apply on behalf of a disabled tenant.
In order to qualify you need to be over 60 and be getting one or more of
the following benefits: Income Support, Council Tax Benefit, Housing Benefit,
Disabled Person's or Working Family's Tax Credit.
You do not need to be over 60 if you are applying to replace lead water
pipes. Enquiries to:
* Strategic Housing
*
Housing Advice Centre
56 / 58 Euston Road
4/5 Dalton Square
MORECAMBE LA4 5DG
LANCASTER LA1 1PJ
( (01524)
586801
( (01524)
582528
These are available for the improvement and/or repair of homes where the
defects to your home, in the opinion of the Housing Officer, make the property
"unfit for occupation". Generally
speaking, any serious problem with the structure, fabric, services or amenities
of a dwelling can be considered for this grant aid.
How to apply
You can apply if you are over 60, registered disabled or, in some
circumstances a long-term empty property may be considered.
You can only apply if you are on a low income.
You can apply if you are the owner, landlord or in some circumstances, a
tenant of the property. Initial
enquiry forms are available from the Council.
Note: you should not
start any work until your application has been formally approved in writing. Initial enquiries to Housing Advice Centre see
previous page.
These are mainly available to make your home easier to get around.
They cover things like building an extension to a house, or adapting an
existing room to provide a suitable bathroom, walk-in shower unit or toilet.
They can also include widening doors, and installing ramps or stair
lifts. A grant could help with
providing a heating system, adapting heating and lighting controls, or adapting
a room to make it safe. The main
aim of this grant is to enable a disabled person to live more independently.
How to apply
The first step is to contact Social Services who will make a
referral for an assessment. You can
apply if you are on a low income or over 60. You can be either an owner of the
property or a tenant. Application
forms are available from the Council at either address on previous page. Note: you
should not to start any work until the Council has formally approved your
application in writing.
See also Gardening/Odd
Jobs for information about the City Council's Handy Person Scheme.