Home Safety Scheme

Epping Forest Home Safety Scheme

The Epping Forest Crime Reduction Partnership work with Help the Aged to provide a free home security service for the over 60's in the Epping Forest Area.

The Help the Aged HandyVan service is a unique home security service, where trained HandyVan fitters visit your home and install equipment such as door chains and viewers, window locks and smoke detectors. A fleet of 35 HandyVans are based around Britain and deliver a free service to those who meet the criteria below:

1. Applicants must be over 60 years of age
2. Applicants do not pay income tax (excluding tax on personal pensions)
3. Applicants' disposable savings/assets do not exceed £20,000 (Not including the value of their home)

Everyone is vulnerable to burglary, and the HandyVan service enables people to feel safer in their homes. Prevention is always the key to a safe, secure home and HandyVan fitters will work to help you ensure that your home is free from the risk of burglary.

We also provide a free information pack called ‘Keeping Safe’, which includes useful advice on bogus callers and a ‘Door Wobbler’. Please contact me to request your free copy.

Call the Safer Communities Assistant for more Information on the Home Safety Scheme.
• Daniel Bond
  Safer Communities Assistant
  Epping Forest District Council
  Civic Offices
  High Street
  Epping
  CM16 4BZ
• Telephone: 01992 564272
• E-mail: dbond@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

or log on to the Help the Aged Website: www.helptheaged.org.uk