Help to Adapt Programme

Posted on May 8, 2015

The new Help To Adapt (H2A) Pilot is being delivered by the Link Group on behalf of the Scottish Government to assist homeowners, aged 60 or over, to be proactive in adapting their homes to meet their present and future needs and to support their long term independence and quality of life.
The homeowner may not want to wait, may not be eligible for statutory assistance, may have been assessed as only having low to moderate need or simply cannot afford to plan to adapt their homes for the future.
The H2A team will assist homeowners through each step of the process of using the equity in their homes to obtain an interest free loan from the Scottish Government to pay for adaptations, saving the homeowner time, anxiety and effort.
For further information please visit the Help to Adapt Scotland website
The team can be contacted on lo-call number 0330 303 7801 or by e-mailing: enquiries@helptoadaptscotland.co.uk

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