Home maintenance and gardening

There is help available with maintaining property for home owners who would like to continue to live independently and safely in their own homes.

Care and Repair

The role of Care and Repair is to promote independence by providing advice and help to Knowsley residents who require assistance. They do this by providing a wide range of cost effective, efficient, client centred services which are flexible and can be adapted to meet changing needs.

They are a 'not for profit' agency working with home owners, private tenants and housing association tenants. If you want to stay in your home, they can provide advice on repairing or adapting your home.

Home Services

If you are aged 50 and over, Home Services are provided by Age Concern Knowsley for older people living in the Borough of Knowsley. The service offers support for people who need assistance with chores about the house because they are no longer able to do them themselves.

Trader Approved Scheme Knowsley - T.A.S.K

T.A.S.K is the trader approved scheme for Knowsley. If you are an older person, or consider yourself to be vulnerable (i.e. with a physical or mental disability) and you live in Knowsley then the Knowsley Pensioners Advocacy Service (KPAIS) hold a directory of traders who have been vetted by Trading Standards and have agreed to abide by a code of practice. T.A.S.K was set up with the aim of eliminating the rogue traders who target older and vulnerable people.

Useful contacts

Care and Repair - Knowsley
Address: Unit 11 Brickfields, Huyton Business Park, Huyton, Merseyside L36 6HY
Phone: 0151 548 6668
Fax: 0151 290 7112
Web: www.careandrepairknowsley.co.uk
Email: careandrepair.knowsley@k-h-t.org

Age UK Knowsley (Home Services)
Address: 1 Griffith's Road, Merseyside L36 6NA
Phone: 0151 480 4632
Fax: 0151 443 3898

Trader Approved Scheme Knowlsey (T.A.S.K)
Address: The Old Schoolhouse, St Johns Road, Merseyside L36 0UX
Phone: 0151 546 6680

Knowsley Pensioners Advocacy Service (KPAIS)
Address: The Old Schoolhouse, St Johns Road, Merseyside L36 0UX
Phone: 0151 449 3706
Fax: 0151 548 6161
Web: www.kpais.co.uk

You can contact any of the organisations direct but if you are still unsure the Knowsley Access Team will be able to advise you. You can contact them from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday on 0151 443 2600.

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