We can provide home owners with grants to help carrry out repairs, improvements and adaptations to their homes.
About the different types of grants available
Use the links on the left to read more information on each of these grants.
Improvement grants - to help improve and repair your home
Minor repairs grants - to help carry out small repairs on your home
The Handy Person Scheme - to help with small-scale repairs or improvements to your home
Disabled facilities grants - to help adapt your home if you are disabled
Private Sector Housing Renewal Assistance Policy 2006
All forms of financial assistance that are given to householders to repair or improve their homes are detailed in our Private Sector Housing Renewal Assistance Policy. Assistance will be subject to the conditions set out in the Policy. This policy was last updated in November 2006. A copy of the document is available for inspection at the reception areas in Textile Hall and the Town Hall.
The policy is also available to download:
Download the Private Sector Housing Renewal Assistance Policy 2006 (64 pages, 270kb, pdf)
Please note: You have no legal right to grant assistance (except Disabled Facilities Grants). We will decide whether we award any assistance to a home owner based current policy and the amount of funding that it has available.
Adaptations to a council property
Go to the Six Town Housing website for information on planned improvements and maintainence to council homes.
