Advice and Support
South Lakeland District Council
South Lakeland District Council Housing Advisors can
provide advice and assistance in the following areas:
- Security of tenure
- Homelessness
- Housing allocations
- Alternative housing options
- Relationship breakdown
- Domestic violence, relationship breakdown and
housing options
- Harassment and unlawful eviction
- Evictions possession proceedings
- Referral and sign-posting to other agencies
- Mortgage and rent arrears
Information about the following is available on this
website:
Citizens Advice Bureaux
Manna House
Manna House is a Kendal based charity who provide housing
advice. They run drop-in sessions at Castle Lodge,
Aynam Road, Kendal, LA9 7DE in Kendal on Tuesdays and Fridays
from 10am - 2pm. Alternatively, you can contact them on 01539
725534 or email
info@manna-house.org.ukto arrange an appointment or visit their website:
Manna
House The New Granary Centre
The New Granary Centre is run by Impact Housing Association
and based in Ulverston and offers housing advice. The
New Granary Centre is situated at 2 The Weint, Ulverston. They
are open Monday to Friday 10.00 am - 12.00 p.m. You can also
ring them outside these times to make an appointment. Their
contact telephone number is 01229 583388.
Shelter
Shelter is an independent housing advice provider and the
largest homelessness charity in the country. Shelter have a housing
advice centre in Cumbria where you can receive advice in person,
over the phone or by writing to them.
Cumbria Housing Aid Centre
31 St Andrew's View
Penrith
CA11 7YF
Telephone: 01768 867040
Shelter produce a range
of guides which deal with housing problems. They provide
clear, practical advice and list useful
organisations. Most of the guides can be downloaded or
single copies ordered free of charge.
Consumer Credit Counselling Service
Free
debt help is
offered by the Consumer Credit Counselling Service, a national debt
charity with over 18 years’ experience of assisting people in times
of financial crisis. For more information on how CCCS can help you,
visit their online service,
CCCS Debt
Remedy.
Connexions
Visit
Connexions who provide a
youth support service for young people between the ages of
13 and 19.
National Youth Agency
The
National Youth Agency run a youth
information website which provides all round information for young
people.