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Healthy Homes, Healthier Lives: Links to Other Resources

This section lists a number of other websites and resources which anyone interested in housing and health might find useful.

Service providers

Age Concern England Information Line

This is a Freephone service offering information and fact sheets on issues affecting older people, including housing and finance. They can also refer you to local services. Tel: 0800 009966 Information and fact sheets are also available on their website: www.ageconcern.org.uk

Citizens Advice Bureaux

Local offices provide information and advice on all topics, including benefits and housing. Some can give specialist legal help through local solicitors. The national office can give details of local services. Tel: 020 7833 2181. www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Disablement Information and Advice Lines and DIAL UK

Local DIALs are independent disability advice centres providing information and advice to disabled people and their advisers. Local DIALs offer information but vary in the level of support services they can offer. DIAL UK (01302 310123) can give details of local services. www.dialuk.org.uk

Disabled Living Centres

At some Disabled Living Centres you can to see and try out equipment that helps people to live independently and expert staff can give free information and advice. Info re; nearest centre from the Disabled Living Centres Council. Tel: 0161 834 1044 Text: 0161 839 0885 www.dlcc.org.uk

Disability Law Service

This is a free service for people with mental, physical or sensory disabilities, their families, carers or friends. It helps people to understand their legal rights, suggests what they might do to improve their situation and where appropriate may represent them. Tel: 020 7791 9800.18

Elderly Accommodation Counsel

Provide information and advice by phone, post and email about housing options, including details about local care homes, other accommodation and care and support services. Tel: 020 7820 1343 email: enquiries@e-a-c.demon.co.uk Comprehensive website www.housingcare.org

Help the Aged Seniorline

This is a free telephone advice service offering advice or information on a wide range of issues including benefits and housing, but not on legal matters. They can also refer you to local services. Information available from their website. Tel: 0808 800 6565 www.helptheaged.org.uk/en-gb/

Home Improvement Agencies

These local services help older and disabled people to carry out repairs and adaptations to their homes. To find out where your nearest agency is contact Foundations, the national co-ordinating body for HIAs. Tel 0808 800 5656 www.foundations.uk.com

Ricability

Ricability is an independent research charity that publishes impartial guides to a wide range of equipment and services which are of use to older and disabled people. For information about the available guides Tel: 020 7427 2460 Textphone: 020 7427 2469 www.ricability.org.uk

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)

Provide information and advice for people with visual impairment. Tel: 0845 766 9999 www.rnib.org.uk

Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)

Provide information and advice for people with hearing impairment. Freephone: 0808 808 0123 www.rnid.org.uk

Trading Standards Departments and Consumer Advice Centres

May provide advice and information about possible legal action and the small claims court procedure if you have problems with a builder. Contact them through your local authority.

Energy Advice

Energy Efficiency Advice Centres

Free, independent information and advice on all aspects of energy in the home. Also provide information about insulation grants. Tel: 0800 512 012

Energy Saving Trust

Web site helps to find grants and other assistance. www.saveenergy.co.uk

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)

Advice on switching fuel suppliers and finding the best deal Tel: 020 7901 7000 www.ofgem.gov.uk

Warm Front

Government funded grant scheme
Tel: 0800 072 0150
Advice, surveys and installationTel: 0800 316 6011

Carbon Monoxide - Gas Safety

Emergency Hotline: 0800 111 999
Gas Safety Advice Line: 0800 300 363
Solid Fuel Advice: 0800 600 600

General:

Housing Learning Information Network

A good source of information about what is happening in the development of policy and practice at the interface of housing and health. Details of publications, conferences, sources and sharing information about good practice.

http://icn.csip.org.uk/housing/

The Housing LIN has published a tool to help with the assessment of the health risks of housing and the residential environment at neighbourhood level. Click here to download the Health Risks and Health Inequalities in Housing: an Assessment Tool in pdf format.

Supported by:
The Rayne Foundation The Change Agent Team Housing LIN.