Help with adaptations and repairs (Scheme of Assistance)

Our Scheme of Assistance outlines when assistance is available and the types of assistance offered to help homeowners, landlords and private tenants:

• Adapt their home (to meet the needs of a person with a disability)
• Maintain or repair their home

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Scheme of Assistance

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We are in the process of updating our Scheme of Assistance.  In the meantime, please note:

• Updated email contacts for (Adult) Health & Social Care Partnership detailed in Appendix 1 of our Scheme of Assistance:
• Central Locality - CentralLocality.swk@falkirk.gov.uk
• West Locality - WestLocality.swk@falkirk.gov.uk
• East Locality - EastLocality.swk@falkirk.gov.uk


• Novoville Shared Repairs app is available to use in the Falkirk area and is supported by Falkirk Council. It can help homeowners to arrange common repairs within a tenement/block, whether in private ownership or mixed tenure. Through the app you can:
• report issues to other owners
• source quotes and take a vote on repairs
• open a digital account for your building and pay in shares for the work
• appoint and pay the selected contractor

For more information and to download the app, visit Novoville Shared Repairs or our Novoville Shared Repairs app page.

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Adaptations - How do I get help?

To get assistance, please call Social Work Services on 01324 506070 and ask for a Needs Assessment. This assessment will help identify your needs and how urgently you require assistance.

If Social Work Services decide that adaptation work is essential, you will be referred to the Private Sector Team who can help you apply for a Mandatory Adaptation Grant, process your application and support you to get the work done.

Further information is available about adaptations and aids and our Care and Repair Service.

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Maintenance and Repairs – How do I get help?

You may be able to get help in the following ways:

• Online information on our private sector pages
• The Private Sector Team can provide general advice and signposting, where necessary (our contact details are listed below)
• Finding a Contractor (see our Buy with Confidence scheme)
• Small Repair & Handyperson Service
• Care and Repair Service
• Help with communal repairs
• Properties below the tolerable standard
• Discretionary Grants (for a limited range of works, resources permitting - see our Scheme of Assistance above)
• Help to bring Empty Homes back into use.

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See also

• Home Energy Scotland can provide advice on energy efficiency assistance, available incentives, loans and support to tackle energy costs.
• Information on the Repairing Standard which applies to private rented properties.
• Novoville Shared Repairs app can make arranging repairs easier to manage.
• Shelter Scotland provides advice on a range of housing issues affecting homeowners, landlords and private sector tenants.
• Under One Roof provides free and impartial advice helping private flat owners across Scotland understand their legal obligations, establish good maintenance arrangements and carryout repairs to shared properties. See our Under One Roof webpage also.

Falkirk Council is not responsible for the content of external internet sites

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