Help finding, maintaining and paying for your home

• Furniture
• Heating

Useful Links:

   Housing Advice

• Shelter. for housing advice and support

   Benefits to help with the cost of housing

• Housing Benefit is a means-tested benefit for people on a low income. It helps with the cost of rent and is administered by your local District Council
• Council Tax Benefit is a means-tested benefit for people on a low income. It helps with the cost of Council Tax and is administered by your local District Council

   Grants for adaptions to property

• Disabled Facilities Grant. factsheet about applying for a Disabled Facilities Grant
• Direct Gov Disabled Facilities Grant information about Disbled Facilities Grants

   Help to find accessible housing

• Home2own a 'One Stop Shop' for low cost home ownership
• Accessible Property Register accessible and adapted homes in all sectors - private residential property, social housing, shared ownership, supported living, sale or rent

   Help with maintenance, repair and adaptions

• Care and Repair  provide a service to older people, people with disabilities, and those who are vulnerable. Help with repairs, maintenance and adaptations

   Supported Housing and Care

• Supporting People funds housing related support services to vulnerable people to enable them to live independently in the community
• Sue Ryder Care care for people in their own homes, in the community and through specialist hospices and neurological care centres

   Support for older, disabled and vulnerable people

• South West Water Priority Services information about services for older, disabled and vulnerable people

   Housing Associations and Societies

• West Country Housing Association
• Devon Community Housing Society
• Devon and Cornwall Housing Association
• Magna Housing Group
• The Parkview Society
• Rethink Housing
• Tor Homes Sheltered Housing

   Home Safety

• British Sign Language Fire Safety