Healthy Homes Handyperson Service
| When is the service available? | |
| How much will it cost? | If you receive income based benefits the service is free of charge and you will only pay for materials.
If you are not receiving income based benefits there is hourly charge for labour of £25.00 (including VAT) plus the cost of any materials. A minimum half hour labour charge applies. |
Description
The Healthy Homes Handyperson service is designed to help vulnerable residents to continue to live independently and safely in their homes, by helping them carry out simple repairs and tasks.
The service can perform small jobs around your home if you are a resident in the City of York council area who is:
- aged 60 years and over
- disabled
What the handyperson can do
The type of work is limited to small jobs around the house which would take no more than half a day to carry out, but no job is too small.
Typical jobs the service can carry out include:
- assembling flat-pack furniture
- fitting shelves
- fitting key safes
- installing smoke detectors
- hanging pictures
- putting up or taking down curtains or curtain rails
- securing loose carpets
- putting up curtain rails
- simple security measures
- changing light bulbs
Handyperson service costs
If you receive income based benefits the service is free of charge and you will only pay for materials.
If you are not receiving income based benefits there is hourly charge for labour of £25.00 (including VAT) plus the cost of any materials. A minimum half hour labour charge applies.
For further information or to request the Handyperson Service contact the Housing Standards and Adaptations Team.
Healthy and Sustainable Homes, West Office, Station Rise, York
YO1 6GA
