Housing

Housing Grants and Loans

ASSISTANCE FOR HOMEOWNERS

The overall aim of Bedford’s Private Sector Housing Strategy is to improve private sector housing and its environment in the Borough through the continuous development of housing renewal and other strategies and policies. The main sub-objectives are:

To eliminate health and safety risks as defined under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
To achieve Decent Homes Standard for low-income owner-occupier households.
To support vulnerable and disabled people by enabling them to live independently in their own homes.
To eliminate any factors likely to contribute to ill health and improve safety and comfort for vulnerable households.

The following types of grants and loans may be available subject to specific qualifying criteria and continued availability of funding:

Grants

Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG)
Home Repair Assistance (minor works) Grants
Home Repair Assistance (major works) Grants
Empty Homes Grants
Energy Efficiency Grants
Home Security Grants

Loans

Home Repair Assistance (major works) Loans
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Loans

These service areas are supported by the work of Anchor Staying Put, a Home Improvement Agency Service, which seeks to ensure that grant aided improvement works are undertaken with the minimum of hassle to customers. Anchor Staying Put can be contacted on 01234 852 740 or Click here for more information from the Anchor Staying Put website.

Disabled Facilities Grants
Home Repair Assistance Grants and Loans
HMO Loans
Home Security Grants
Empty Homes Grants
Home Efficiency Grants