Blaenau Gwent

Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service

Legal aid for possession proceedings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Government-funded legal advice and representation (legal aid) is available to anyone facing possession proceedings.

Help is available from the moment you receive written notice that someone is seeking the possession of your home. This might be an email from your landlord or a letter from a creditor. Your financial situation will not affect your right to access this support and you will not need to pay.

A housing expert (funded by the government) will work with you to identify what may be causing someone to seek possession of your home and recommend potential solutions. For example, they may be able to provide legal advice on matters such as:

• illegal eviction
• disrepair and other problems with housing conditions
• rent arrears
• mortgage arrears
• welfare benefits payments
• debt

In the event you are unable to resolve matters and you are asked to attend a court hearing, a housing adviser can also provide free legal advice and representation at the court. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your hearing and speak to the court usher and they will direct you to the adviser.

You can find your nearest Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service provider by typing in your postcode and ticking the box ‘Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service’ at: find-legal-advice.justice.gov.uk

Empty Homes Grants / Grantiau Cartrefi Gwag

Grants of up to £25,000 are available to renovate empty properties to make them safe to live in and improve their energy efficiency.

The grant is available in instalments as the work is undertaken. A minimum 15% contribution is required from the applicant.

Local authorities, Registered Social Landlords and Community Housing Groups are also able to apply for funding.

Mae grantiau hyd at £25,000 ar gael i adnewyddu eiddo gwag i’w gwneud yn ddiogel i fyw ynddynt a gwella eu heffeithiolrwydd ynni.

Mae’r grant ar gael mewn rhandaliadau fel y caiff y gwaith ei wneud. Mae angen isafswm cyfraniad o 15% gan yr ymgeisydd.

Gall awdurdodau lleol, landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig a grwpiau tai cymunedol hefyd wneud cais am gyllid.

Eligibility

Anyone can apply for a grant, however, in order to qualify:

• the property must have been registered with the local authority as empty for a minimum of 12 months;
• the property must be owned, or in the process of being purchased, by the applicant at the time of application; and
• if successful, the applicant must live in the property for a minimum of 5 years post completion of the works as their main and only residence

Cymhwyster

• Gall unrhyw un wneud cais am grant, fodd bynnag er mwyn cymhwyso:

• rhaid i’r eiddo fod wedi cofrestru gyda’r awdurdod lleol fel bod yn wag am o leiaf 12 mis;
• mae’n rhaid i’r eiddo fod yn berchen, neu yn y broses o gael ei brynu, gan yr ymgeisydd adeg gwneud cais; ac
• os yn llwyddiannus, mae’n rhaid i’r ymgeisydd fyw yn yr eiddo am o leiaf  mlynedd ar ôl cwblhau’r gwaith fel eu unig a phrif breswylfa.

How to apply

Apply for an empty homes grant.

Or contact Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council who are delivering the scheme on behalf of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and Welsh Government.

Telephone: 01443 494712

Email: EmptyHomesGrant@rctcbc.gov.uk

Sut i wneud cais

Gwneud cais am grant cartrefi gwag.

Neu gysylltu â Chyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent sy’n cyflenwi’r rhaglen ar ran Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent a Llywodraeth Cymru.

Ffôn: 01443 494712

E-bost: EmptyHomesGrant@rctcbc.gov.uk

Melin Homes have some apartments available to rent at our sheltered scheme Llys Ebwy, located on Alexandra Street, Ebbw Vale.

The apartments benefit from lovely views of the valley, a sociable communal area and professional and proactive scheme managers.

Suitable for residents aged 55 and over, we have the following apartment types available...

Studio: £110.32 per week

1-bed Apartment: £124.61 per week

To find out more information and arrange a viewing please call: 01495 304149.

You will need to be registered with Blaenau Gwent Homes.

Cymorth Gyda Chostau Byw

Rydym i gyd yn teimlo effaith y cynnydd yng nghostau byw ar hyn o bryd. I lawer ohonom, mae hyn wedi dod yn fwy na chynnydd mewn costau byw - mae wedi dod yn argyfwng costau byw. Ni ddylai unrhyw un orfod dewis rhwng gwres neu fwyta, ond mae hyn yn dod yn realiti dyddiol i lawer.

 

Mae arian ac iechyd meddwl yn aml yn gysylltiedig - gall poeni am arian effeithio ar eich iechyd meddwl, a gall iechyd meddwl gwael wneud rheoli'ch arian yn anodd. Gall poeni am arian arwain at deimladau o bryder, straen, iselder neu ddicter.

 

Hoffai Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan helpu mewn unrhyw ffordd y gallwn. Felly, rydym wedi creu tudalen wefan a sefydlwyd yn benodol i gynnig gwybodaeth am y gwasanaethau cymorth sydd ar gael yng Ngwent i helpu'r rhai sy'n ei chael hi'n anodd.

 

Mae tudalen y wefan newydd yn rhoi gwybodaeth am:

• Problemau Ariannol – Help gyda Phroblemau Dyled, Arian a Chymorth Iechyd Meddwl, Dyled a achosir gan Gam-drin / Rheoli
• Bwyta'n Dda – Sgiliau Maeth am Oes, Y Cynllun Cychwyn Iach (Cael Cymorth i Brynu Bwyd a Llaeth), Banciau Bwyd Lleol
• Cymorth yn eich Ardal - Mae gan bob Awdurdod Lleol yn ardal ein Bwrdd Iechyd lawer o gefnogaeth ar gael yn eich cymuned leol - ni waeth beth sydd angen help arnoch. Lleolwch ardal eich Awdurdod Lleol (Cyngor) isod i ddod o hyd i adnoddau yn agos atoch chi.

 

I'r rhai sydd angen cymorth, ewch i'n gwefan: Cymorth Gyda Chostau Byw

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Support with the Cost of Living

We're all feeling the impact of the current rise in the cost of living. For many of us, this has become more than a cost of living rise- it's become a cost of living crisis.

 

No one should have to choose between heating or eating, but this is becoming the daily reality for many.

 

Money and mental health are often linked - worrying about money can affect your mental health, and poor mental health can make managing your money difficult. Worrying about money may lead to feelings of anxiety, stress, depression, anger.

 

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board wish to help in any way we can. Therefore, we have created a website page specifically set up to provide information regarding support services available in Gwent to help those who are struggling.

 

The new website page provides information on:

• Money Problems – Help with Debt Problems, Money and Mental Health Support, Debt caused by Abuse / Control
• Eating Well – Nutrition Skills for Life, The Healthy Start Scheme (Get Help to Buy Food and Milk), Local Food Banks
• Support in your Area - Each Local Authority within our Health Board area has lots of support available in your local community - no matter what you need help with. Locate your Local Authority (Council) area below to find resources near you.

 

For those needing support, please visit our website: Support With the Cost of Living

The Tenancy Hardship Grant (THG) is a short term funding programme intended to reduce homelessness from rent arrears incurred as a consequence of Covid-19.

Below is the documents associated with informaton on the Tenancy Hardship Grant

 

‘The Tenancy Hardship Grant has been amended for wider accessibility in support of recovering rent arrears, specifically those who due to Covid-19 fell behind with rental payments. The leaflet also includes information about other help available for tenants, in particular those who may not fit the criteria.’

 

leaflet - English     leaflet - Welsh 

Tenancy Hardship Grant     Tenancy Hardship Grant Cymraeg

1. Grant Caledi i Denantiaid - Ffurflen Gais

1. Tenancy Hardship Grant - Application form

2. Grant Caledi i Denantiaid - C ac A

2. Tenancy Hardship Grant - Equality and Diversity form

3. Grant Caledi i Denantiaid - Ffurflen Datganiad Landlord

3. Tenancy Hardship Grant - Landlord declaration form