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Bradley has worked for South Lakes Housing for five years. He started out at South Lakes Housing as an electrical apprentice which allowed him to work alongside fully trained electricians learning and studying to gain qualifications and essential skills in this area. He is now a qualified electrician and works as part of our Repair […]

A new bursary scheme will offer awards of £500 to tenants to support learning opportunities. The Unlocking Success Bursary Scheme will award bursaries of £500 to help you develop your learning and skills to support your future employment. The bursary covers a study period of up to a year and can support you with the […]

Jane is one of our Independent Living Officers, herself and her team ensure the smooth running of the 12 sheltered schemes that house approximately 400 of South Lakes Housing tenants. Our sheltered schemes support our tenants to remain living independently in their own home for as long as they wish to stay there and it […]

South Lakes Housing arranged for Public Health England to carry out a radon test in 827 of our properties in September. If you received the two radon detectors they will now have been in place for three months and should be returned for analysis to Public Health England. When you received the detectors you will […]

Jenny is a Housing Options Officer here at South Lakes Housing where she works with her team to allocate void properties to applicants who are on the Cumbria Choice housing register. She will also make sure that applications are correctly assessed and kept up to date on the register as well as helping applicants who […]

  Monday 23rd December 08.45 – 17.00 Tuesday 24th December 08.45 – 14.00 Wednesday 25th December Closed Thursday 26th December Closed Friday 27th December Closed Saturday 28th December Closed Sunday 29th December Closed Monday 30th December 08.45 – 17.00 Tuesday 31st December 08.45 – 17.00 Wednesday 1st January Closed Thursday 2nd January 08.45 -17.00 For […]

Generous staff at South Lakes Housing and Harrison Drury have come together this Christmas season to help those in need. Both organisations have collected three full boxes of food and Christmas gifts for Kings Food Bank to provide emergency food support in the local community. Linda Sutherland the manager of Kings Food Bank said Thank […]

Whirlpool is proactively recalling certain models of washing machines manufactured under the Hotpoint and Indesit brands between 2014 and 2018. This is due to a defective door catch on certain models, which can overheat during use giving a risk of fire. What to do next If you believe you have an affected machine please stop using […]

Matt joined South Lakes Housing in June 2019 as a Multi-Skilled Operative. He had previously worked as a self-employed builder for 12 years before joining us. Matt has since moved to work within our Asset Team as an Assets Surveyor, he ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­has only been with the team for a short time and is currently learning […]

Emily Cash, aged 9 and Bailey Elgey, aged 9 have been announced as South Lakes Housing, 2019 Childrens Christmas Card Competition winners. Emilys design featured a snow globe with a house and a Christmas tree inside and Baileys design consisted of a Christmas Stocking and a present.                 […]

South Lakes Housing is taking part in the Better Health at Work Award (BHAWA) scheme to help promote a healthy lifestyle to our employees as we are committed to improving our employees health and wellbeing. The Better Health at Work Award recognises the efforts of employers in the North East and Cumbria in addressing health issues within the workplace. There […]

  The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced when Universal Credit and other benefits claimants will be paid over Christmas and New Year. Tenants who are receiving the following benefits will be affected by the payment changes: Universal Credit, Employment Support Allowance (ESA), Jobseekers Allowance (JSA), Income Support, Tax Credits, Attendance Allowance, State […]

  I have worked for South Lakes Housing for the last 5 years as the Community Engagement Officer. It is a varied role which takes me across the whole of South Lakeland where our tenants are based. I have excellent partnership working with South Lakeland District Council, Cumbria County Council, our contractors, Health and Wellbeing […]

On Friday 22nd November our offices are closed for staff training. For emergency repairs please call 0300 303 8540. If you would like to make a payment please visit our website. Thank you.