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Anchor Staying Put Southend on Sea was established in November 2005. Its core aim is to provide support and information relating to Home improvements, adaptations and repairs. It also prides itself on being able to give practical advice or sign posting on an assortment of issues related to property and wellbeing in order to assist people to stay in their own homes. Examples of this would be to help people obtain heating, benefit advice, security and safety in their own homes.

Anchor Staying Put is a not-for-profit Home Improvement Agency run by Anchor Trust, in partnership with Southend on Sea Borough Council and Southend on Sea Social Services. We are here to help older and disabled homeowners who live in the Borough.

Staying Put Core Service

The Staying Put team can assist with disabled adaptations and renovation work needed to homes in the Southend on Sea Borough. The type of work includes:

• Installation of level access showers.
• Stair lifts.
• Installing downstairs toilets.
• Disabled ramps.
• Window and door replacements.
• Roof repairs and re roofing.
• Damp proof courses.
• Rewiring.
• Central heating boilers.

The Staying Put Team offer:

• Assistance to access Disabled Facility Grants, Home Repairs Grants, Renovation Grants and Energy Efficiency Grants from Southend on Sea Borough Council.
• Technical service to assist with building works – schedules / plans / on-site inspections / final inspection / payments.
• Benefits advice and form filling.
• Finding other ways of paying for the building work i.e.: charities and loans.
• Signposting to various local organisations such as Help the Aged for security assistance and advice, Age Concern, Handy Person, Southend Associations for Voluntary Services, and Essex Fire Service for free smoke alarms.

Disabled Facility Grants and Home Repair Grants

The Staying Put Team can guide people through the process of obtaining a Grant from Southend On Sea Borough Council. We can help with the completion of the enquiry forms. If work is agreed by the Grant’s Officers we can arrange for all necessary work to be priced by, reliable contractors from our approved list. We will supervise work when the contractors are in your home and ensure that all work is carried out to a satisfactory standard. We will liaise with Southend On Sea Borough Council to arrange payment once the work is completed.