In February 1999 the Rural Housing Service organised a meeting between community & voluntary organisations in Argyll & Bute, Scottish Homes (now Communities Scotland) and Argyll & Bute Council to discuss what was being done to develop a Care & Repair service in Argyll & Bute. This meeting was in response to approaches to the Rural Housing Service from several communities in Argyll & Bute highlighting housing problems of elderly people in their communities.
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Care & Repair services provide help and advice to older
and disabled people on how to repair and improve their housing and to
access grant funding. Care & Repair can enable older and disabled people
to remain in their own homes and communities by improving the quality
of their housing. It makes an important contribution to community care
policies.
As a result of the meeting the Care & Repair Development Group was formed
bringing together community and voluntary organisations with housing associations,
Scottish Homes, Argyll & Bute Council, the Health Board and local enterprise
company to develop a new service for Argyll & Bute. A Feasibility Study
and consultation has been carried out and it is planned that a new service
involving community and voluntary organisation representatives in its
management will be up and running by Summer 2001. The Rural Housing Service
supported the Development Group and carried out the Feasibility Study
and consultation.
See Case Study: Argyll
& Bute Care & Repair Project