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Housing, Home Adaptation and Homelessness
Housing Advice Centre can provide
a list of housing associations within
Rhondda Cynon Taf and general
information and advice about private
housing or privately rented
accommodation. They operate the
Pathways to Adapted Housing project,
assisting chronically sick and disabled
people to access accommodation
suitable to their needs. Housing
Association tenants should ring their
housing provider for information and
advice.
In Merthyr telephone: 01685 725000
emailhousing@merthyr.gov.uk
In RCT telephone: 01443 485515
Housing Aids and Adaptations can be
supplied by Social Services to improve
access in and around the home.
In Merthyr telephone: 01685 724507
In RCT telephone: 01443 425003
www.rctcbc.gov.uk/ot
Gas Repairs For any gas emergency
call the free phone number at any
time. Free safety inspections on gas
appliances are available for owner-
occupiers over 60 or people with
disabilities. To register for priority
service and response, contact your
supplier.
Telephone: 0800 111 999
GOFAL are a leading Welsh mental
health and wellbeing charity offering
services including supported housing,
floating support, Routes to Recovery,
Crisis intervention and a hospital to
home scheme.
Telephone: 01443 845970
www.gofal.org.uk
Homestep Scheme provides low
cost home ownership possibilities to
people in financially stable positions,
yet still unable to purchase a home
outright without some assistance.
Telephone: 01443 425388
Email:homestep@rctcbc.gov.uk