Support Groups and Issues - Lancashire Agencies Forum
The Lancashire Agencies Forum (LAF) is the collective body of nine Home Improvement Agencies in Lancashire who have joined together to tackle housing issues locally and to provide a voice to express the needs of our clients.
The Home Improvement Agencies in Lancashire
Lancashire’s 9 HIAs work with mainly elderly and disabled home owners providing advice and assistance with home repairs, improvements and adaptations to enable vulnerable householders in the private sector to remain independently at home in safety, comfort, warmth and security.
Additional services such as Handyperson, adaptation and/or Security Schemes may also be available.
The work of HIAs can bring about tremendous improvements in clients’ quality of life and many health and social care benefits.
The Lancashire Agencies Forum is an Industrial and Provident Society with Charitable Status Reg No 29704R and is generously supported by Help the Aged and the Housing Associations Charitable Trust
The 9 HIA's in Lancashire are
- Blackburn Care and Repair,
- Blackpool Care and Repair
- Burnley Staying Put
- Hyndburn Homewise
- Pendle Home Care and Repair
- Preston Care and Repair
- Rossendale Care and Repair
- South Ribble Staying Put
- Care and Repair Wyre
Lancashire Agencies Forum website
www.lancashireagenciesforum.org.uk
- Information about HIAs – what they are and what they do, why they are needed, how they are funded and their partnership work with other organizations
- An individual site for each of the 9 HIA's in Lancashire
- A news page
- Information and statistics on the housing, health and income of older and disabled people from a wide variety of sources
- A comprehensive links page to a very wide range of other organisations
- A discussion forum – a facility to enable any site visitor to read the views of other site visitors and participate in discussions – it is hoped that over time this forum will develop with the active participation of service users in particular.