Support Services
There are a number of activities including the Living Through Change Programme to support the housing clearance programme across Liverpool and these aim to make the process easier for the people who live in these areas.
The Living Through Change programme is a range of services which aim to make demolition areas and their surrounding area, safe, secure, clean and well managed, including:
- Target Hardening - fitting extra security measures (i.e doors, locks, etc) to occupied properties in and around the demolition areas.
- Enhanced Void Security - ensuring that empty properties are appropriately secured to reduce the risk of vandalism and anti-social behaviour.
- Site Treatment - clearance and maintenance of derelict land and land acquired for future development.
- Targeted Physical Environment Works - improving the general environment in the area.
- Handypersons Scheme - for the over 50s - helping elderly, vulnerable and disabled people stay within their homes through the process, using essential maintenance and other adaptation work on their homes.
- Energy Efficiency Measures - ensuring that homes are insulated to modern standards to retain warmth and are not using unnecessary and excessive energy such as gas and electricity.
Health Improvement Team (HIT)
The Health Improvement Team is another support service that addresses privately owned, unsecured, vacant properties in disrepair. Typically this involves entering premises, clearing fly tipping, removal of graffiti and securing properties.
Subsequent enforcement action is possible if the property is not maintained