Help with home and garden maintenance

Help for council tenants

If you are a council tenant and you are unable to carry out internal redecoration work in your home, we may be able to offer you help to do this, provided you qualify.

If you meet the qualifying criteria we may be able to offer you the chance to have one room of your choosing redecorated every five years, in the finish of your choice.

Please note that there is a very limited budget for this help, so only people who have no alternative should request this.

You may qualify for help if you meet the following criteria:

• you are over retirement age and are physically unable to do the work yourself or
• you have a registered disability, which prevents you from being able to carry out works yourself and
• you have no family member or anyone else who can do the work for you

Contact our Customer Service Centre on the details at the bottom of the page to let us know you would like to be considered. We will discuss your situation and let you know. Even if you qualify you may have to wait for up to five years before we can help you.

Other help available

There are a range of other agencies that may be able to help whether you are a council tenant, a private tenant or you own your own home. You will need to contact these agencies directly using the details below.

Depending on the agency and your eligibility, they may be able to provide a ‘handyperson’ to take on light DIY, home maintenance or gardening tasks, or to give financial help for you to arrange to get the work done.