Adapt or Improve Your Home

Find out how to get help to improve, repair or adapt your home.

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If you are finding it difficult to manage in your home, find out how we can help you to adapt it to suit your needs.

Does your home need to be adapted? If someone in your household is disabled, and finds it difficult to live in your home, we may be able to help you to adapt it to meet their needs.

What help is available? We offer means tested grants of up to £30,000 to help you adapt your home. Depending on your circumstances, the grant could cover the cost of widening doorways, installing a stairlift, a level access shower or ramps. In some cases it could even be spent on building an extension.

How can I find out if I qualify? To find out if you qualify for a grant, you will need to book an assessment by an occupational therapist from Staffordshire Social Care and Health. Call the team on 0300 111 8010 to arrange an assessment.

Who can apply for a grant? If you qualify for an adaptation, you can apply for a grant. If you do not own your own home, your landlord will need to give consent for the work.

How can I apply? We work in partnership with Metropolitan Care and Repair to help our residents adapt their homes. To find out how to apply for a grant, please call 0203 535 3670 or email hiacannock@metropolitan.org.uk

Improve or adapt your home In partnership with Metropolitan Care and Repair, we offer Lichfield District homeowners - who are aged over 60, disabled or live with someone who is disabled - affordable loans to improve or adapt their homes through the Your Home - Your Choice, which includes an equity release loan administered by Just Retirement. As well as financial advice and affordable loans, which carry a guarantee of no repossession, Your Home - Your Choice offers a free full survey, advice on repairs and a list of approved contractors. It also includes overseeing the work and carrying out a final inspection to make sure it meets a high standard. The scheme is managed locally by Metropolitan Care and Repair. To find out if you qualify, please call the team on 0203 535 3670. If you do not qualify for a loan, you could apply for an emergency home repair assistance grant, to cover urgent, essential repairs. To find out more, please call Metropolitan Care and Repair on 0203 535 3670.

Energy efficient homes Warmer Homes, Greener District is our energy initiative to help Lichfield District homeowners to keep their homes warmer and cut their energy bills. For more information, please visit: www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/warm or call the Warmer Homes, Greener District energy advice line for free on 0800 512 012.

We can help you to stay in your own home. Call us on 01543 308000 for more information

If you need this leaflet in another format, such as large print, please call Lichfield District Council on 01543 308000 and ask to speak to housing services or email housing@lichfielddc.gov.uk

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Contact us To discuss your housing needs, please contact us.

Ask for the housing strategy team Telephone: 01543 308000 Email: housing@lichfielddc.gov.uk Address: Housing Services District Council House Frog Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6ZE

Other leaflets in the You and Your Home series:

• Housing Services

• Adapt or Improve your Home

• Private Rented Accommodation

• Homelessness

• Homelessness Reviews & Appeals

• Money Advice

For help and advice to find a home that’s right for you, visit our housing options and advice website at:

www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/housingoptions

Issue number: 4