What is Care and Repair?
Care and Repair offers free and confidential information and advice for older people and people with a disability who are homeowners or private tenants to enable them to improve, repair or adapt their homes.
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Who is eligible?
If you are elderly or have a disability or a family member has a disability, you may be eligible for assistance through Care and Repair.
You should also generally fulfil all following criteria:
- You are a homeowner or private tenant
- You have lived in the your home for a minimum of two years
- Your household income is below £16,000 per annum
- You are aged over 60 years or you have a disability, or otherwise the works must benefit a member of your the household who has disabilities
If you feel you have particular or exceptional needs but do not fulfil the above criteria, you can still apply to the Care and Repair service for help. Your case will be looked at on an individual basis and if you are not eligible for this service, you will be told why.
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How can Care and Repair help?
Care and Repair can help by:
- Organising surveys and drawings
- Obtaining prices for work
- Applying for grants
- Applying for loans or other funding
- Organising the works
- Approaching other agencies who may be able to assist you
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What type of works can Care and Repair Agents help you with?
Any works can be considered which are necessary to improve your home. As well as general improvements, these could include:
- New windows and doors
- Rewiring
- Alterations to suit your needs
- Central heating
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How do I apply?
Within the Highlands, the Care and Repair Service is delivered through locally based Care and Repair Agents:
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Landward Caithness, Wick and Thurso
Pentland Housing Association
37-39 Traill Street
THURSO
Caithness
KW14 8EG
Tel: 01847 892507
East Sutherland and Edderton and North, West and Central Sutherland
ILM Highland
c/o Highland Council Service Point
Main Street
LAIRG
IV27 4DB
Tel: 01549 402679
Cromarty Firth and Tain and Easter Ross
ILM Highland
Unit 1G
Teaninich Industrial Estate
ALNESS
IV17 0XS
Tel: 01349 884774
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Care and Repair
Cairn Housing Association
Cairn House
30 Waterloo Place
INVERNESS
IV1 1NB
Tel: 01463 229150
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Black Isle, Dingwall and Seaforth and Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
ILM Highland
Unit 1G
Teaninich Industrial Estate
ALNESS
IV17 0XS
Tel: 01349 884774
Caol and Mallaig and Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Lochaber Housing Association
30 Fassifern Road
FORT WILLIAM
PH33 6XQ
Tel: 01397 702530
Eilean A'Cheo
Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association
Morrison House
Bayfield
PORTREE
Isle of Skye
IV51 9EW
Tel: 01478 612035
If you wish general information please call The Highland Council's Housing Service on 01463 702858.
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Further Sources of Grant Aid
Energy Advice
The Council's Energy Advice service can give you information about what help may be available to heat and insulate your home
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