What Else?

Other Deliverables to Support

DFG Work

OT Assessment

• Equipment from Home Loans

• Equipment prior to adaptation

• Full information whether client eligible for DFG or not

• Joint working with HIA

• Signposting

Handy Person Service

• SP Contract

• Delivered by Three Rivers Housing Association

• Some HP’s are Trusted Assessors

• Over 8000 completed jobs in a year to owner occupiers and private tenants

• Registered Providers, ALMO’s and LSVT’s provide for their own tenants

Support and Assistance

• Client/Family/Friends

• Registered providers/Private Landlords

• Charitable/Benevolent funding

• Financial Assistance Policy - Loans

• Social Care funding

• Support to move house through CBL

Future Proofing Homes

• Helping Hands Loan Scheme

• 3 Loan products for Decent Homes Assistance

• Showers instead of baths

• Alterations to kitchens, heating

• Advice and referral to OT

• Blended funding

Able to Pay Clients

• Project Management Service

• Pilot funded from Health

• Technical Project Officer within each HIA

• Ongoing promotion

• Work with Social Care and Hospital OT’s

Project Management Service

• Fee based service (12% capped at £2,000)

• Advice regarding proposed work including legislation and regulation

• Plan preparation

• Arranging estimates

• Appointing contractors

• Supervising work on site

Project Management Service

Benefits:

- Clients receive a service delivered by trusted professionals

- Cost effective due to use of accredited contractors

- Encourages some of the most vulnerable people to carry out repairs and adaptations

• Vision – self funded service

Questions

Final questions?