Care and Repair Service

What is Care and Repair?

We offer people a helping hand through the process of having improvements or repairs done to their home. We offer free advice to enable people to improve their homes.

Who can use the service?

You may be eligible if:

• you are aged over 65 or if you or a family member has a disability, and
• you are a homeowner or a private tenant, and
• you live in Ross and Cromarty or Sutherland.

How can Care and Repair help?

• organising surveys and drawings
• obtaining prices for work
• applying for grants
• applying for loans or other funding
• organising the work
• approaching other agencies for financial support, for example, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen Families Association
• dealing with contractors and monitoring quality of work

What works can be carried out?

Repairs and improvements on:

• structural instability
• dampness
• rot/structural infestation
• defective electrical supply
• lack of thermal insulation
• inadequate/foul surface drainage
• inadequate water supply
• lack of toilet/ basin/ bath/ shower
• roof repairs
• inadequate light/ventilation

Want to find out more?

Contact us at the addresses below for more information or to arrange for us to visit.

Ross-Shire Care and Repair

ILM Highland

Unit 1G

Teaninich Industrial Estate

ALNESS

Ross-Shire

IV17 0XS

tel: 01349 884565

email: rosscare@ilmhighland.co.uk

Sutherland Care and Repair

Unit 1, Lairg Industrial Estate

Churchill Road

LAIRG

Sutherland IV27 4BL

tel: 01549 402679

email: suthcare@ilmhighland.co.uk