Basildon Council: Tenancy & Estate Management (Housing)

Basildon Council provide a Tenancy Support Service in co-operation with its partner Peabody. The scheme is targeted, but not exclusively aimed at, the following groups of people: Learning difficulties, mental health problems, older people (including those with mental health problems), children leaving care, people with drug or alcohol problems, people fleeing domestic violence, vulnerable young people and refugees.

The Tenancy Support Scheme is available for anyone who is a tenant of Basildon Council who has difficulty in managing his or her tenancy for any of the following reasons:

• You have trouble maintaining the security of your home, for example; have you been made to feel obliged or pressured into letting people into your home that you don't want there
• You need assistance in dealing with neighbour disputes
• You need assistance with budgeting, paying your rent or claiming benefit
• You need help getting access to professional help, such as social services or the doctor
• You have difficulties socialising or undertaking household chores.

This scheme is also available to members of a tenant's household. LInk to our webpage -Tenancy and Estate Management

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