Housing support for older people
Need help making the right decisions to solve your housing issues? We’re here to help older people in the Newark and Sherwood area with concerns about their current or future housing situation.
Living independently can become difficult following bereavement, a fall or illness, or maybe just because you are feeling isolated and lonely. You may struggle to heat your home and keep on top of the bills.
Helping you to stay in your home
We can help you stay in your home by providing advice on:
- home adaptations
- keeping your home warm
- support services
- environmental health and hoarding
- loneliness
- Handy Person Adaptation Services
- tenants rights
- budgeting and benefits
- health and wellbeing
- staying safe with service such as Careline
Helping you to choose appropriate accommodation
If staying in your home is no longer the best option, we can support your move to a new home, providing help with:
- deciding what type of accommodation will suit you best
- filling in forms
- arranging medical assessments
- accompanying you to view properties
- dealing with estate agents, solicitors etc
- benefit claims
- change of address for correspondence
- packing and removal
- making adaptations
- setting up utility services
Register for support
You can register to access this service by filling in our housing support form:
You can also contact us using the details at the bottom of this page.
The help and support offered by your housing support worker is free. There may be charges for some additional services but your support worker will make sure available funding and voluntary services are used and costs are kept to a minimum.
If you’re a carer or service provider for an older person who you think may benefit from this service, you can complete one of our referral forms, which your organisation may already have access to, or give us a call.
Other ways of getting support
Age UK Connect offers free information, advice, signposting and practical support around:
- physical and mental health
- care needs
- housing
- finances
- building friendships
- bereavement
- getting out and about in the community
You can contact them with the following details:
Telephone: 01623 488217
Email: connect@ageuknotts.org.uk.
Customer Services
- customerservices@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk
- 01636 650 000
Office hours
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Castle House
Great North Road
Nottinghamshire
Newark
NG24 1BY
United Kingdom