Home Improvement Agency
Our Home Improvement Agency Service is dedicated to helping older people, younger disabled people or low-income households do just that.
It provides real help, support and assistance to people who need help with building repairs, improvements, and adaptations. It offers practical help, advice and assistance to elderly homeowners who sometimes find keeping their homes in a suitable condition a burden. We help people apply for any available funding, obtain estimates, find an appropriate contractor and ensure that the job is completed satisfactorily. We also help people with disabilities live in their own home through practical assistance and advice concerning any adaptation needed.
The Agency is supported by the Government and we work with local authorities and other organisations to access funding and practical solutions to building repairs and maintenance problems.
Our offices and services cover:
- Home Improvement Service - Derby/Derbyshire
- Home Improvement Agency - Staffordshire
- South Notts Home Improvement Agency (SNHIA)
- Derby City Handyperson service
- Derbyshire Handyvan scheme - Derby
- Uplift Handy Person Service - Derbyshire Dales
- Preventative Adaptation Service (PAS)
- Handyperson – Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe
- Staffordshire County Wide Handyperson Service
- Home Improvement Service - Derby/Derbyshire
This office works with homeowners in the following local authority areas:
- Derby City
- Derbyshire Dales
- Amber Valley
- South Derbyshire
- High Peak
- Erewash
We offer help in accessing Local Authority and / or Charitable grants for home improvements, building repairs and adaptations. The small repairs and maintenance work, is undertaken by the Derby City Handyperson Scheme and the Derbyshire Handy Van Network in Derbyshire Dales & Amber Valley.
Derbyshire Handyvan Network Services
This free service is available throughout Derbyshire and is provided by different providers. It is for people aged 60 and over of all tenures and can provide the following:
- Free Security checks
- Free Homes Fire Safety checks
- Free energy efficiency advise
- Practical tasks (i.e. light bulbs changing, curtain rail fixing, fitting shelves etc)
In Derbyshire Dales it is run by the Agency in Partnership with Derbyshire County Council, Fire & Rescue Service and Derbyshire Dale District Council.
In Amber Valley it is run in conjunction with Derbyshire County Council, Fire & rescue Service and Help the Aged.
Derby City Handyperson Scheme
This service is run in conjunction with Derby City Council for people aged 60 and over of all tenures, who are in receipt of a qualifying benefit. The service is also available to people who are on certain disability benefits. We will undertake small repairs and maintenance jobs such as:
- Clean gutters and repair leaking joints
- Renew light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
- Small plumbing jobs
- Small joinery jobs
- Installing security equipment
Cost: The labour is free of charge but you will be charged for the materials used.
For all enquiries regarding the Derby / Derbyshire Office services please call 0845 8508013.
Home Improvement Agency - Staffordshire
This office works with homeowners or tenants of a private landlord in the following local authority areas:
- Lichfield
- Tamworth
- South Staffordshire
- Cannock Chase
We offer help in accessing Local Authority funding or grants for home improvements, building repairs and adaptations. We provide a Handyperson service (Staffordshire County Wide Handyperson service) see below for details.
We also provide a Health Through Warmth scheme. Health Through Warmth connects those in need with what they need most – warmth – improving their living conditions and therefore their comfort and health. It helps everyone, across all tenures, especially the elderly and disabled who are known to under claim.
For more information call 01543 460780.
Staffordshire County Wide Handyperson Service
The small repairs and maintenance work, is undertaken by the Staffordshire County Wide Handyperson Service to assist and support older people (50+) or a disabled person of any age to maintain their independence in their own home by carrying out minor repairs and small adaptations around the home.
We also carry out a FREE Home Fire Risk Check
For more information on the Handyperson service call our freephone number 0800 587 1460
South Notts Home Improvement Agency (SNHIA)
This office works with people in the following local authority areas:
- Rushcliffe
- Gedling
- Broxtowe
They offer help in accessing grants for home improvements, building repairs and adaptations. The Preventative Adaptation Service offers help with grab rails, hand rails and half steps, while the Handyperson service covers small repairs and maintenance work for older or disabled people.
For more information on the services the agency can offer please call 0115 988 7181.
Handyperson – Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe
This service is for people aged 60 and over or registered disabled people who live in Broxtowe, Gedling & Rushcliffe Council areas. (In the Broxtowe area only, the service is run in conjunction with the Stapleford Volunteer Bureau). The service offers help with grab rails, handrails and half steps. We will undertake small repairs and maintenance jobs.
Cost: There is a small hourly charge for this service, which varies dependant upon benefit entitlement.
Preventative Adaptation Service
This service is for people aged 70 and over who live in Broxtowe, Gedling & Rushcliffe Council areas. The service offers help with grab rails, hand rails and half steps.
Cost: There is a flat charge of £10 regardless of number of adaptations fitted.
For further information call 0115 988 7100.