The Housing Needs Service can help if you are having issues with housing.

• Housing Advice?
• Issues at home?
• Unable to afford your rent or mortgage?
• Looking for your first home?
• Looking to move home?
• Neighbour issues?
• Facing homelessness?
• Feeling unsafe in your home?

Contact the Prevention Team within the Housing Needs service:

• Help to allow you to stay in your own home, such as support services
• Relationship breakdowns or arguments at home
• Difficulties with your neighbours
• You may be entitled to benefits to help pay your rent
• Rent arrears or other debt concerns
• Issues with repairs and maintenance
• Home adaptations or equipment
• Care and repair service for home owners and tenants of private landlords
• Garden aid service
• Home Owners' Support Fund - mygov.scot

• Mutual exchange with another Council tenant/Housing Association tenant
• Private rented sector
• Mid-market rent
• Council housing
• Housing associations
• Sheltered Housing (Housing with Care)
• Buying a House:
  • Shared Ownership
  • Open Market Shared Equity Scheme
• Homelessness
• Affected by domestic abuse

We are aware that times are difficult at the moment and many people are facing a cost of living crisis.

If you are in financial difficulty, then it may be helpful to speak to one of our colleagues from the following departments who can provide specialist advice.

• Debt Advice - Help and advice on all types of debt including rent and mortgage arrears, council tax, personal loans, hire purchase agreements, credit cards, store cards, payday loans, catalogues and fuel bills. The Debt Advice Team can be contacted by:

• Welfare Benefits - You may be entitled to a wide range of benefits and the Welfare Benefits Team can help you find which is right for you. The Welfare Benefits Team can be contacted by:

• Energy Advice – Energy saving tips that are not only easy to carry out but can reward you with big savings. The Energy Advice Team can be contacted by: For more information visit the Home Energy Scotland website.

• Benefits & support - Cost of living support - Support is available if you are struggling financially or emotionally due to the rising cost of living. You might be finding it hard to keep up with energy payments or worried you won't be able to afford the essentials.

• Citizens Advice Bureau – Help and advice on benefits, debt and money, pension wise, consumer, work, housing and law and courts.