Carers Information Pack - Housing

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Housing services include information and help with repairs or adaptations, housing grants, rehousing, sheltered housing, home swaps and homelessness advice.  Contact  the appropriate number below for help on these topics and also information on property to rent, both in the public and private sector.  Otherwise contact Letting Agents or see adverts in the local papers. 

·         Adur District Council, Housing Advice Service, Civic Centre, Ham Road, Shoreham by Sea, 01273 263010

·         Arun District Council, Church St, Littlehampton, 01903 737500

·         Horsham District Council, Park North, North Street, Horsham, 01403 215100

·         Worthing Homes, Davison House, North Street, Worthing, 01903 703100

 EAGA PARTNERSHIP - WARM FRONT Warm Front makes homes warmer, healthier and more energy-efficient. The Warm Front Scheme provides a package of insulation and heating improvements up to the value of £3,500 (or £6,000 if oil central heating is recommended). It is a Government-funded initiative and the scheme is managed by eaga.  Warm Front grants are for people who are on certain benefits and own their home or rent it from a private landlord.  Measures include loft insulation, draught-proofing, cavity wall insulation, gas room heaters or electric storage heaters. www.warmfront.co.uk

 ELDERLY ACCOMMODATION COUNSEL EAC offers elderly care advice on sheltered housing, retirement housing,  care homes, or care services for elderly people, making sure that all options have been considered. www.housingcare.org

 SHELTER Works for the provision of decent, secure, affordable housing as a basic human right. Carries out campaigning activities and provides practical advice and advocacy services on homelessness, benefits, housing disputes, disrepair, housing debt, and repossession, for badly housed and homeless people.   Operates a free telephone helpline  8am – 8pm  Monday – Friday and 8am – 5 pm Saturday and Sunday for people with any sort of housing related problems.  www.shelter.org.uk

 SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION AND SOCIAL HOUSING Local authorities hold a Housing Register, a list of the people who have applied and qualify to be allocated housing in the area. All allocations by the local authority and nominations to registered social landlords are made from these lists.  Points are given depending on circumstances - those with the most housing need, with the highest number of points, will be considered for accommodation first.   Sheltered Housing usually means a self contained flat which shares some communal facilities (e.g. lounge, laundry, guest room) with other flats, and has a warden/manager who checks on the welfare of residents and ensures help is at hand in an emergency.   Sheltered accommodation is provided by Local Authorities, Housing Associations and by private companies and is available to rent or buy.  Your local Housing Department will have available a list of sheltered housing for rent.

This page was last updated 20/04/2012