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Grants and Financial Assistance

We deal with the administration of grants assistance to privately owned or rented properties.

We currently offer grants to householders for certain aspects of repair work and for adaptations to their home if they are disabled.

Housing Standards

The Housing Standards Service may be able to help if there are housing conditions that are unhealthy or may cause a serious accident. Sometimes a property is in disrepair, or may have problems like dampness, or could be very difficult to keep warm.

Rented accommodation should provide somewhere healthy and reasonably safe to live.

The Housing Acts, Environmental Protection Act, Public Health Act, and Building Act, are there to help ensure that housing is safe and reasonable to occupy. If you feel that there are problems, your first contact should be your landlord or letting agent.

If they are unable or unwilling to help, we may be able to assist. Similarly if you are experiencing problems with shared accommodation or require information about HMO (Houses In Multiple Occupation) licensing, please contact the Housing Standards Service. Please contact us should you wish to make an enquiry.

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Home Improvement Agency

The Home Improvement Agency aims to promote independent living for elderly, vulnerable and disabled people. We can assist vulnerable homeowners with repairs to their property, including accessing any available financial assistance.

If you are an elderly, disabled or vulnerable resident in Redbridge, either an owner occupier or a privately renting tenant and would like advice and support on improving or adapting your home, we may be able to help.

We can help you remain safe, secure and warm in your own home and the type of service and advice we offer is as follows:

Help with form filling if you are eligible for a grant or alternative funding;
We work closely with grant officers, occupational therapists and social workers and offer advice and advocacy; and
We can help you choose a reputable builder from our list of approved builders, for grant and self funded works and oversee repairs and adaptations if required.

You can contact us at the Redbridge Home Improvement Agency, 6th Floor 17/23 Clements Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1AG or telephone on 020 8708 4707 (Mon-Fri, 9 am - 5 pm).

Handyperson Scheme

Do you have small jobs around the home that need doing? We can also put you in touch with our Handyperson Scheme for smaller jobs. Please note that there is a set criteria for eligibility to the scheme.