There is a lot of useful information on the Kirklees Council website (opens link in new window)about:
- council housing
- local housing associations
- local private landlords and the accredited landlord scheme
- local care homes
- adaptations and grants
- ways of buying property, shared ownership (Homebuy)
- home care
- assistive technology / carephones
- search for care homes and support services on NHS choices
- Getting an assessment
- Kirklees Council Shared Lives service
- Kirklees Council Supporting People Team and local Supporting People services
- Kirklees Council Care Navigation Team for direct payments and using personal assistants.
- Benefits, information and much more.
You can also go to the customer service centres in Dewsbury and Huddersfield (opens link in new window) (click on these for maps of where they are).
There is a lot of information about housing on the Kirklees Learning Disabilities housing (opens link in new window) pages
Lots of information can be found in this guide called Home of My Own. (opens link in new window)