Help finding, maintaining and paying for your home

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Useful Links:

   Housing Advice

• Shelter. for housing advice and support

   Benefits to help with the cost of housing

• Housing Benefit this 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 this 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 of information about applying for a Disabled Facilities Grant
• Direct Gov Disabled Facilities Grant information about DFGs from the government website

   Help to find accessible housing

• Home2own your '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 of all ages with disabilities, and those who are otherwise vulnerable and whether their home is in need of repair, maintenance or adaptation. Information from Devon County Council.
  Care and Repair national information

   Supported housing

• Supporting People Supporting People funds housing related support services to vulnerable people to enable them to live independently in the community
• Bettercaring is a dedicated service for anyone who needs answers to crucial questions about care for themselves or their loved ones.

• 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

Home Safety

• British Sign Language Fire Safety