Congleton Care & Repair

Helping older and disabled people to repair, maintain and adapt their homes

If you are over 60, or have a disability, and need help with repairs oradaptations to your home and you live in the former district of Congleton, then we can help you

What does the service offer?

• Caseworker visit to you at home, to discuss how we can best meet your needs
• Information about ways to pay for repairs and adaptations, including assessing your eligibility for Council assistance
• Help to apply for financial assistance
• Drawing up plans and specifications
• Getting quotes from reputable contractors
• Overseeing the work to ensure it is completed satisfactorily
• Telling you about other services that can help you
  

We also have an Accident Prevention Service, where a handyperson carries out small repairs and jobs around your home.

Is there any charge for the service?

All information and advice we offer to you is given free of charge.

If you ask us to obtain quotes for repairs or adaptations, there is a small charge for our time. This is slightly different depending on how the work is being funded.

Council-funded assistance

If the work is being funding by Council assistance, for example Decent Homes Assistance or a Disabled Facilities Grant, the fee for our service will be paid by the Council. The fee is 10% of the value of the contractor's work. So, if the contractor quotes £2,500, we will charge £250.

Funding the work yourself

If you are paying for the work yourself, perhaps from your savings or help from a family member, we will reduce the fee we charge to 5% of the value of the contractor's work. (the minimum fee is £50). This is because there is normally much less work involved as we are not having to prepare application forms and other documents, but also so we don't deter you from having the work done - most important to us is that you get the work carried out to a high standard by someone reputable, and you aren't left on your own to find a contractor.

We will ask you to pay a £50 deposit for us to write a specification of the works, or prepare drawings, and obtain quotes from the contractors. If you decide to go ahead with the work, we will deduct the £50 from the fee. If you don't go ahead with the work, the fee is not refundable.

Charity-funded work

If a charity is paying for the repair or adaptation, we won't charge a fee.

Contacting Us

We can be contacted by email: careandrepair@cheshireeast.gov.uk, or by telephone on (01270) 686688.