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Your accommodation may be unsuitable if it is overcrowded, in poor condition or is affecting your health or the health of someone you live with.
A local advice agency can give you more information on your rights if you think you may be living in unsuitable accommodation.
Could your home be adapted?
If your home can be adapted or improved you may want to stay there, especially if you like where you live and don't want to move. This is often the case with older home owners.
These could include things to help you:
- climb stairs,
- get around the home,
- get in and out of the bath,
- in the kitchen.
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Can you get support at home?
If you need help with daily tasks such as washing, cooking and cleaning, social services may have a legal responsibility to provide home care for you. If you are an older person or disabled contact social services and ask them to carry out an assessment.
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Can your home be repaired?
If you think your home is unsuitable because it needs repairing, there may be action you can take to get the repairs done. This is the case whether you are:
If the condition of your home is so bad that it is affecting your health the council may be able to act against the owner. The council can:
- force the owner to carry out the repairs,
- do the repairs itself and claim the cost back from the owner.
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Would it be better to move?
Moving might be an option if:
- you can't improve or adapt your home,
- the conditions in your home are so bad that they are affecting your health or the health of someone you live with,
- your home is severely overcrowded.
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