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Community Visitor Service

The Community Visitor Service provides housing related support to vulnerable adults to enable you to remain as independent as possible. After assessing your needs Community Visitors will carry out regular planned home visits, and put support plans in place. The type of support that can be provided includes:

• Help to enable you to live independently at home
• Help with housing applications and advice on housing issues
• Information, advice and advocacy support
• Help to fill in forms, benefits, housing / council tax benefit
• Help to ensure you are claiming your full benefit entitlements                                                            
• Help to develop the skills necessary to set up and maintain a tenancy
• Assistance with accessing home repairs / improvements / disabled facilities grants
• Assessing need and referring onto appropriate services

To find out more about the service or to make a referral call 01437 764551