Content tagged with: support
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Social Housing Regulation
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/housing-standardsApril 2024 saw the implementation of a new consumer-focused regime to ensure the voice of residents is heard and to rebalance the relationship between tenant and Registered Social Landlords. A key element of this is that landlords need to demonstrate that tenants have been involved at every level of decision-making.
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Contact us - Housing Benefit
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/contact-us-housing-benefitYou can get in touch with our benefits team in a number of ways.
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Parenting Programmes
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/parenting-programmesDoncaster Parenting Programmes aim to support parents and carers in developing knowledge, confidence and skills that will help build a strong family life and keep children and young people safe, happy and successful.
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Young Carers
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/young-carersAs a Young Carer you can find helping someone very rewarding, but you also have the right to be looked after.
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Specialist and Supported Housing
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/specialist-and-supported-housingDoncaster wants to ensure its residents live in homes that support good health and wellbeing. Providing the right homes and support is vital in enabling vulnerable people to live independently in the community; ensuring they have choice and control of where and how they live.
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Discretionary Housing Payments
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/discretionary-housing-paymentsDiscretionary Housing Payments (DHP) provide extra help if you are already getting Housing Benefit or Universal Credit (including housing costs for rent) but you still need further help with your rental costs.
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Local Assistance Scheme
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/local-assistance-schemeOur Local Assistance Scheme is designed to help the most vulnerable residents in meeting an immediate short-term need or maintaining their independence in the community.
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Caring for someone close to you
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/adult-social-care/carersofferIf you support a partner, family member, friend or neighbour who relies on you for help to live their life, you are a carer. Anyone can become a carer and carers come from all walks of life, all cultures and can be any age. You might not see yourself as being a carer; you might just feel you are doing what anyone else would do in the same situation.
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About Resilience and Emergency Planning
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/environmental/about-resilience-and-emergency-planningThe Resilience and Emergency Planning Team prepare resilience and emergency planning arrangements for City of Doncaster Council and the residents of Doncaster.
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Refer someone for support
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/crime-anti-social-behaviour-nuisance/refer-someone-for-supportFind out more about how to make a referral for a victim of domestic abuse so that they can access specialist support.