SAFE AND SOUND GRANT
Home Owners and Private Tenants
What is a Safe & Sound Grant?
The grant is to help minimise the fear of crime by
providing additional home security measures to enable
residents to feel safer in their home.
providing additional home security measures to enable
residents to feel safer in their home.
Who is eligible for help?
To qualify for assistance applicants must be:
- Aged over 60 or disabled;
- A homeowner or private sector tenant /
- Housing Association tenant.
Applicants must not have combined household capital/savings
of more than £23,250
of more than £23,250
Further grants will not be made to anyone receiving support from
the Safe and Sound grant scheme in the last two years
the Safe and Sound grant scheme in the last two years
How can you help me?
We can arrange for a qualified contractor to carry out a free
home security assessment and fit home security equipment.
home security assessment and fit home security equipment.
What additional home security measures are
available to me?
available to me?
Measures include, but are not limited to*:
- Additional locks for doors and windows
- Door Chains
- Door viewers
- Window alarms
*some types of locks and security measures can only be fitted
depending on the type of existing windows and doors.
depending on the type of existing windows and doors.
How do I apply?
You can request an application form by sending an email
to safe.communities@eastriding.gcsx.gov.uk or by calling
01482 396380.
to safe.communities@eastriding.gcsx.gov.uk or by calling
01482 396380.
