Fire Safety and Crime Prevention Grant

Environmental Health

Tel: 01276 707330
Fax: 01276 707446
environmental.health@surreyheath.gov.uk

Surrey Heath House,
Knoll Road,
Camberley,
Surrey GU15 3HD

If you are worried about fire safety and security in your home you may qualify for a Fire Safety and Crime Prevention Grant. The type of work for which financial assistance may be given include:

Fitting smoke or heat detectors.
Fitting security chains or stay and spy hole fitted to main access doorway to dwelling.
Fitting security light.
Repair defective window catches.
Repair window to secure condition.
Provide and fit deadlocking security lock to front door.
Provide and fit security deadlocks to all windows.
Provide and deadlocking security bolt to rear door.
Carry out work recommended by Crime Prevention Officer.

To qualify for grant assistance an applicant must:

Be aged 18 years or over on the date of application.
Be an owner-occupier or a private tenant, or an occupant who occupies the dwelling under a right of exclusive occupation grant for his life or for a period of more than three years.
Be on an income- related benefit:
- Guarantee Pension Credit
- Income Support
- Housing Benefit
- Working Families Tax Credit
- Council Tax Benefit
- Disabled Persons Tax Credit

Have a power to carry out the work.
Have lived in the dwelling for a period of 3 years prior to the application.
Not been awarded a minor works grant by this Council within the last three years prior to application

The maximum grant for this work is £1000.

We regret that a grant cannot be paid for work, which has started or completed prior to grant approval.