Barnet Care and Repair Agency
The Care and Repair Agency is a service for vulnerable older people and adults or children with disabilities living in privately owned homes.
We will help you to organise adaptations or repairs to your home without the headache of arranging building works.
How does the scheme work?
- We check you are receiving all the benefits you are entitled to and help you apply for those you are not receiving.
- We start by visiting you at home, with no obligation to you.
- We inspect your house and discuss with you the work that could be carried out.
- We will then advise you on the help that is available from us.
It is then your decision whether you wish to have all or some of the work carried out and if you require our assistance.
If you do decide to go ahead, we will:
- prepare plans and specifications of work relating to the jobs you require.
- liase with your occupational therapist when designing adaptations for you.
- help you to get quotations from reliable contractors.
- help you apply for any financial assistance you are eligible for.
- supervise the work all the way through until it is completed to your satisfaction.
What financial assistance is there?
There is a variety of funding which may be available to you, and we can help you explore the possibilities. For example:
- Minor adaptation grants
- Disabled facilities grants
- Equity release
- House proud loans
- Charitable assistance
- Insurance claims
Our initial assessment visit is free and there is no means test or upper savings limit applied to receive information, support or advice from us.
We will charge a fee for any works we organise or supervise at your home.
Where the work carried out is paid for by a council grant then the fees are met by the grant. Therefore, most people will get the work done free without paying a fee.
Fees
10% for works under £2,000.
15% for works over £2,000.
If you are paying for the work privately then you will need to pay the fee yourself. This will be discussed and agreed with you before we ask you to sign the Care and Repair agreement.
Contact us
For an information pack or advice telephone us on 020 8359 7462 or use our online form.
Download our Care & Repair leaflet and application Form 
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