Support And Advice For Home Owners And Tenants
Find other housing support and advice
Older and disabled people
Swan Care and Repair - Home Improvement Agency - aims to maximise people's opportunities to remain in their own homes with greater independence, comfort and security
Advice for disabled people about VAT relief on products on services
Dengie Project Trust - empowering older people who live to the south of Maldon Town and in the surrounding villages on the Dengie Peninsula
Disability and Carers Service - responsible for delivering attendance allowance, disability living allowance and carer's allowance
Shaw Trust - national charity working with employers, social services and the disabled to help people with disabilities find employment
The Pensions Service - a dedicated service for current and future pensioners
Legal and debt
Charis Grants - offer grant awards for utility debt and other essential household bills and costs.
Current domestic customers of any of the following companies can apply for financial help: British Gas, N Power, EDF, Anglian Water and Veolia
Citizens Advice Bureau - helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice
Family
Child Support Agency - assesses, collects and pays Child Support Maintenance, ensuring that children whose parents do not live together are financially supported
Forced marriage - useful contacts
HM Revenue Customs Tax Revenue, Tax Credits and Child Benefits
Housing
Communities and Local Government - help with home ownership, reducing homelessness and tackling anti-social behaviour
Energy Savings Trust - help to improve homes, advice on energy saving measure and reducing carbon footprint
Shelter - emergency help and advice, homelessness, repossession, paying for a home, renting and leasehold, eviction and families and relationships. Shelter is the leading expert on housing in Britain
Swan Housing - floating support funded by Essex Supporting People. It focuses on:
- families who require support
- young people
- drug and alcohol misuse
- vulnerable adults within the community
- mental health
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) funding new affordable homes in England
The Rent Service is a government agency providing a rental valuation service to local authorities in England, supplying them with a range of valuations to assist them in settling claims for housing benefit
The Tenant Services Authority (TSA) - regulates affordable housing
Jobs
JobCentre Plus - offers help to people looking to move into work and support for people who can't
Equality
Equality and Human Rights has advice if you have been discriminated against because of your age, religion or belief, disability, gender, race or sexual orientation
Pages in Support And Advice For Home Owners And Tenants
- Adapting your home to meet your needs
- Energy efficiency
- You are here: Find other housing support and advice
- Common problems and how to deal with them
