The HandyPerson Project
Assistance is available to tenants and residents in Liverpool who are vulnerable, elderly or disabled and need help with minor repairs, small jobs and safety related tasks in the home. We offer this assistance to help people to live independently and securely in their own homes. We provide labour free however clients must pay for their own materials.Read on to see if you are eligible.
The Handyperson Service
To qualify to receive the Handyperson Service you must be aged 50 or over and need help with minor repairs. The Handyperson can carry out minor repairs and small jobs such as:
- Fitting security peepholes and door chains
- Putting together flat pack furniture
- Putting up shelves
- Fitting grab rails
- Hanging mirrors.
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There are a number of Handypersons available in the city. To arrange a visit, contact the below number relevant to your area:
- For Post Codes: L4, L5, L9, L10, L11, L12, L20 and L28 (area 1 on the map shown opposite), contact Arena Housing - 0151 261 0301 or Liverpool Housing Trust - 0151 708 2411
- For Post Codes: L1, L2, L3, L6, L7, L8, L13, L14, L15, L27 and L69 (area 2), contact: The Riverside Group - 0151 295 6240
- For Post Codes: L16, L17, L18, L19, L24 and L25 (area 3), contact South Liverpool Housing- 0151 285 5690.
To download the Handyperson leaflet, click on the following link: Handyperson![(PDF [316.9Kb] opens in new window)](/images/PDF.gif)
Gardening and Painting Service
To qualify to receive the Gardening & Painting Service you must be aged 60 or over and need help in your garden or with small internal painting jobs, or have a physical impairment and have no able bodied assistance available.
The Gardening and Painting jobs available are:
- One off garden tidies
- Lawn mowing
- Clipping hedges
- Small internal painting jobs
The introduction of the gardening and painting scheme this year has proved very popular. Due to the high demand of people accessing the scheme in the early summer months, we are currently unable to continue with the regular gardening service for the remainder of the summer. We are currently reviewing the scheme and working towards reinstatement of the regular gardening service at the earliest opportunity.
To enquire about the service or arrange a visit, contact the below number relevant to your area:
- For Post Codes: L3, L4, L5, L6, L9, L10, L11, L12, L13, L20 and L28, contact Arena Housing - 0151 261 0301
- For Post Codes: L1, L2, L7, L8, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18, L19, L24, L25, L27 and L69 contact: Local Solutions - 0800 085 1987
To download the Gardening & Painting leaflet, click on the following link Gardening & Painting
Adaptations
To receive assistance for adapting your home, you need to be:
- aged 60 or over; and
- must be waiting for or have applied for Occupational Therapist assessment.
Our Adaptation Team carries out this work. It is also supervised by a Community Occupational Therapist.
The team is staffed by qualified tradespeople and support staff. They have all the necessary transport, materials and other resources needed. This means you will not be charged for this type of work.
The things that can be done for you are:-
- easing of doors and window frames;
- removal of tripping hazards;
- re-siting of furniture;
- replacement of tap washers;
- clearing sink waste;
- any other small job considered to be "reasonable".
The scheme is also on offer to people in hospital or people have recently been discharged from hospital and who need minor adaptations such as bath seats and grab rails.
We are here to help, so if you think you can benefit from this offer, if you qualify - or wish to know if you qualify - then please ring our Council Careline Service on 0151 233 3800.