Housing Associations in Allerdale
Anchor Trust is the largest provider in England
of housing and care services for older people. It has been
providing accommodation and support services to older people for
over 30 years and has developed a range of complimentary services
including sheltered housing for rent and sale, residential
homes and nursing homes, home care and home improvements and
adaptations. The services are tailored to meet the needs of the
elderly person, such as adapting current homes to better meet needs
or finding out about moving to more suitable accommodation. As a
not-for-profit organisation, Anchor's charges are set to meet the
costs of providing and developing services and it can often help to
get benefits and grants to pay for these services.
Address: Milestone Place, 100
Bolton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 4DH
Telephone: 08457 75 85
95
Derwent and Solway Housing Association opened
for business in Allerdale in March 1999 but it has a heritage that
goes back to the turn of the century. Derwent and Solway inherited
both the social housing developed over the years by Allerdale
Borough Council and the expertise in managing rented housing gained
from those years of experience. It has a network of local housing
offices and has made a commitment to invest millions of pounds over
the next few years in the housing it owns. Although Derwent and
Solway has a local management board which includes among its
members four tenants and four local councillors, it benefits from
being a member of the Harvest Housing Group, one of Britain's
fastest growing and most diverse providers of rented
homes.
Address:
Regional Office and Workington/Northside Area Office: Stoneleigh,
Park End Road, Workington, Cumbria CA14 4DN
Hillside Housing Office: Ellenfoot Drive, Hillside, Maryport,
Cumbria
Maryport Housing Office: 73, Wood Street, Maryport, Cumbria
Moorclose Housing Office: Moorclose Depot, Westfield Drive,
Workington, Cumbria
Telephone: 0845 345 0272
Eden Housing Association brings a wealth of
regeneration and rural housing expertise to Allerdale. The team
gained years of experience managing homes as part of Eden District
Council before becoming a housing association in 1997. They work
very closely with Westfield Housing Association who manage many of
their homes in Allerdale. Eden is Allerdale Borough Council's
housing partner for the Regeneration Maryport project.
Address: Blain House, Bridge
Lane, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 8QU
Repairs: Call 0800 3581 401
(free phone)
Home Housing Association has been providing
homes in Allerdale for over 60 years and now has over 3,000
properties throughout the borough. It has a team of estate based
housing officers and technical staff, supported by specialists such
as a Welfare Benefits Officer, for advice and guidance on housing
benefit; a Rent Arrears Controller, who provides help in managing
money and avoiding rent arrears; a Tenancy Enforcement Officer, who
works with the community to make sure everyone can enjoy their
homes in peace and quiet and a Community Development Worker, who
works alongside local people to develop and sustain the spirit of
community. As well as investing in its housing, Home also provides
substantial support to groups of people with common interests such
as the elderly and young people. Much of this specialist support is
provided by their special needs division, Stonham Housing
Association.
Home also manage properties on behalf of Mitre
Housing Association, a small local organisation which provides
homes in Allerdale and Carlisle.
Address:
Regional Office: Crosby Moor, Crosby, Cumbria
Telephone: 01900 815661
Cockermouth Area Office and Stonham Housing
Association: 2, Market Street, Cockermouth
Telephone: 01900 823131
Maryport Area Office: 2, Bounty Avenue,
Maryport, Cumbria
Telephone: 01900 812071
Wigton Area Office: 52 King Street, Wigton,
Cumbria CA7 9EJ
Telephone: 016973 44816
Thirty years ago Housing 21 pioneered the
development of sheltered accommodation to provide companionship and
a safe and pleasant environment for older people. Housing 21 works
with both active and frail older people to encourage an independent
lifestyle. Accommodation is in the form of either compact studio
flats or one bedroom apartments with the support of a Resident
Court Manager backed up with an emergency call system. Weekly rents
cover the cost of all the services provided to the Court, including
the Resident Manager service, garden maintenance, window cleaning,
use of a communal lounge and laundry and a concessionary television
licence. The weekly charge is also currently eligible for Housing
Benefit to assist those with a low income.
Address: North West Regional
Office: 1 Staithgate Lane, Odsal, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6
1YA
Telephone: 01274 744190
Impact Housing Association works solely in
Cumbria, being founded in Cleator Moor in 1975. It manages over
2,300 homes throughout the County and has offices in Carlisle and
Penrith as well as in Workington and Salterbeck in Allerdale.
Impact prides itself on maintaining all its properties in good
condition and has some of the lowest rents in the region. It has
adopted choice base lettings to allocate properties. This
provides greater choice for people to find property - more
information is available on their website. Impact houses
people with a range of needs - families, single people and
elderly persons as well as people with additional support needs.
However, Impact sees its role as being much more than a traditional
landlord. It believes it has a responsibility to communities where
it works and is involved in a number of community ventures to
improve local communities and create employment
opportunities.
Head Office: 12 Nook Street,
Workington, Cumbria
Telephone: 01900 842100
Two Castles Housing Association is a well
established provider of rented homes, with its roots and origins
firmly based in Cumbria. We aim to address the needs of individuals
and families as well as the needs of the wider community. We react
positively to the changing needs of our tenants and always try to
offer rehousing options in line with their changed circumstances.
As we have more applications than we have properties to let, we use
a simple points system to ensure that our homes are offered to
those in the greatest need. It is also our policy to offer equal
opportunities to all applicants, regardless of race, religion,
colour, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or marital status.
Area office for Allerdale and West
Cumbria: Catherine Mill, Catherine Street, Whitehaven,
Cumbria
Telephone: 01946 591848
Westfield Housing Association was established
in 1950 to provide housing for key workers coming to Workington for
employment in the iron and steel industry. When the British Steel
Corporation withdrew from direct provision of housing, in the early
1980s, the Association registered with the Housing Corporation as
an independent body. Since then, Westfield has built around 100 new
homes and, in 1993 following a successful ballot of Allerdale
Borough Council tenants in Westfield, accepted 223 homes from the
Council. Westfield which operates solely within Allerdale - has
since expanded its service beyond its own housing stock, offering a
management service to private landlords and a maintenance service
to home owners.
Head Office: Minto Centre,
Nilsoon Drive, Westfield, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 5BD
Telephone: 01900 602906
Fax: 01900 872579