Healthy Housing
Wakefield Healthy Housing Pathway
The Wakefield Healthy Housing Pathway is a scheme can assist with a wide range of issues that Wakefield district residents may be experiencing, including:
- fuel poverty
- high energy bills
- cold, damp, or draughty housing
- broken heating or hot water systems
- poor or hazardous housing conditions
- problems with private landlords
Some of the ways the scheme could look to assist are:
- grants and loans to help with the cost of making home heating and insulation improvements to reduce energy costs
- assistance with fuel debt and income maximisation
- intervention with landlords to resolve ongoing repair/ housing standards issues
- referrals to other appropriate agencies
- energy efficiency advice for the home
You can also refer other people to this service but you must have the consent of individual being referred to share their personal details with Wakefield Council.