Housing and care related resources

This section contains an a-z listing of all resouces stored in the HousingCare.Org library.

Resources beginning with W

• Walking about or "wandering"
  Suggestions for carers about how to help someone with dementia who walks or wanders about
• War Pensions
  Information on who can claim this financial assistance and how to obtain it.
• Water Advice
  Information about payment for water, arrears, meters, water payment & vulnerable people, and tips on saving water
• Water Metering: Help for People Receiving Benefits or Tax Credits
  Many households benefit from having a water meter. These webpages explain how the system works and what the new provisions are. They will also help you to decide if your household may be eligible for assistance with metered water bills.
• Water Metering: Your New Rights
  From 1 April 2000 you have new rights over how you are charged for water for your home. These webpages tell you what your new rights are, how they have changed, and how they might benefit you.
• We may be able to help you
  Explains how tenants can use the HOS to make a complaint against a member organisation. Members are all Registered Social Landlords, and some private landlords and managing agents who have voluntarily become members.
• We may be able to help you (Arabic Version)
  Explains how tenants can use the HOS to make a complaint about a member organisation. Members include all Registered Social Landlords, and some private landlords and managing agents that have voluntarily joined the HOS scheme
• We may be able to help you (Bengali Version)
  Explains how tenants can use the HOS to make a complaint about a member organisation. Members include all Registered Social Landlords, and some private landlords and managing agents that have voluntarily become members
• We may be able to help you (Chinese Version)
  Explains how tenants can use the HOS to make a complaint about a member organisation. Members include all Registered Social Landlords, and some private landlords and managing agents that have voluntarily joined the HOS scheme
• We may be able to help you (Greek Version)
  Explains to tenants how they can use the HOS to make a complaint about a member organisation. Members include all Registered Social Landlords, and some private landlords and managing agents that have voluntarily joined the scheme
• We may be able to help you (Gujarati Version)
  Explains how tenants can use the HOS to make a complaint about a member organisation. Members are all Registered Social Landlords, and some private landlords and managing agents who have voluntarily joined HOS
• We may be able to help you (Hindi Version)
  Explains how tenants can use the HOS to make a complaints about a member organisation. Members are all Registered Social Landlords, and some private landlords and managing agents who have voluntarily joined HOS.
• We may be able to help you (Punjabi Version)
  Explains how tenants can use the HOS to make a complaint about a member organisation. Members are all Regiatered Social Landlords, and some private landlords and managing agents that have voluntarily joined the HOS
• We may be able to help you (Turkish Version)
  Explains how tenants can use the HOS to make a complaint about a member organisation. Members include all Registered Social Landlords, and some private landlords and managing agents that have voluntarily become members
• We may be able to help you (Urdu Version)
  Explains how tenants can use the HOS to make a complaint about a member organisation. Members are all Registered Social Landlords, and some private landlords and managing agents who have voluntarily joined HOS
• We may be able to help you (Vietnamese Version)
  Explains how tenants can use the HOS to make a complaint about a member organisation. Members include all RSLs, and some private landlords and managing agents that have voluntarily become members
• Welfare Benefits : your legal rights
  Information about what benefits and tax credits are available, who can claim, how & where to claim, challenging a benefits or tax credit decision and appeals.
• Welfare Benefits for Older Carers
  Information about the Carers Allowance, eligibility for it & how to claim, time off from caring, assessment of a carers needs, and Income Support, Pensions Credit, Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit.
• What are Home Improvement Agencies?
  Home Improvement Agencies are 'not for profit' organisations which assist vulnerable homeowners or private sector tenants, who are older, disabled or on low incomes to repair, maintain or adapt their home. The aims of HIA's, & how they can contribute to housing, health & social care services.
• What Future the Resident Warden?
  A Report based on a workshop run at the CIH National Sheltered Housing Conference in August 2002 where delegates were asked to consider in groups the advantages and disadvantages of Resident staff from the perspective of Tenants, Wardens/Scheme managers and Managers of staff
• What if I have dementia?
  Information and advice for people who have been diagnosed with dementia
• What is Alzheimers Disease?
  Information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment of Alzheimers disease
• What is Dementia
  Brief description of dementia, it's causes, and symptoms.
• What is elder abuse?
  Elder abuse -the mistreatment of an older person. Who is abused, the different kinds of abuse, where it happens, who does it, why it happens, what to do and who to contact.
• What is Homeopathy?
  Information about what homeopathy is, how long it's been used, what happens when you see a homeopath, are homeopathic remedies safe, what illnesses a homeopath can treat, and where you can find a qualified homeopath.
• What is Hospice Care?
  Hospice care described as an approach to death and dying, with individual care that includes support for families of those receiving hospice care. Hospices can provide services at home, in day care & in the hospice.The range of services provided by hospices includes pain control, symptom relief, nursing care, counselling, complementary therapies, spiritual care, art, music, physiotherapy, reminiscence, beauty treatment, & bereavement support. Site provides help in finding hospices.
• What is Supporting People?
  An overview of the Supporting People programme introduced in 2003. It describes the objectives, client groups, & defines housing-related support.
• What to do after a death in England & Wales
  A guide to what must be done following the death of someone, and the help that is available
• What to do after a death in Scotland: social security supplement
  A guide about the financial aspects of death, benefits and help available
• What to do in the case of death (in Spain)
  Basic information on what to do in the event of a death in Spain, because the arrangements differ from those in the UK
• What to do when you can't meet your mortage payments
  Guidance from the Financial Services Agency about what to do if your mortage mayments are in arrears
• Whats New? In products for easier and safer living
  An overview of the types of household products that use newer technology/ assistive technology including daily living & safety & security products, computers, telephones, television & audio, and smart homes
• Wheels within Wheels - a guide to using a wheelchair on public transport
  Information guide about using a wheelchair on public transport, I.e. trains, trams, buses, coaches & taxis. It includes the law as it relates to disability, and information includes safety, and size of wheelchairs that can be used.
• When I get Older
  This is a report based on a MORI survey of older people in homes that was commissioned by the Commission for Social Care Inspection for it's launch on 1st April 2004. It looks at what people want from social care services as they get older, and has a number of key findings.
• When people with dementia walk - guidance for carers
  Guidance for carers who are concerned that the person they are caring for goes wandering or walking.
• Who is allowed to volunteer?
  The regulations governing the people who are allowed to volunteer in the UK
• Who we are and What we do
  The role of DPTAC, an independent body, is to advise the Government on the transport needs of disabled people. The leaflet includes a phone contact for information on how to plan a journey
• Who would look after your finances if you couldn't? Enduring Power of Attorney
  A guide for people considering making an Enduring Power of Attorney, and those considering taking on the role of Attorney
• Wills & Probate - dealing with someones affairs when they die
  An overview of dealing with someone's affairs when they die. This includes information about Wills, what happens when there isn't a Will, probate, inheritance tax, & other financial matters
• Wills & Probate. Dealing with someone's affairs when they die
  Explanation of Wills and why they are necessary, the role of an executor, application for probate, and what to do if there is no Will.
• Women & Men in Britain : Pensions & Social Security
  Statistics about pensions and social security income as they relate to men and women. It looks at groups at risk of poverty and greater dependency.
• Women's Aid website
  Website describing the Women's Aid National Domestic Voilence Helpline service
• Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS)
  WRVS provide a variety of services to older people, including meals on wheels, community transport and books on wheels. They also run day centres and social clubs.
• Work After 60 -choice or necessity, burden or benefit?
  Discussion paper that looks at older people in the context of employment. It contains relevant statistics, and covers the current situation, the workplace, opportunities, retirement vs change, pay, learning, work incentives, flexible working, and decline in the value of pensions.
• Working Alone in Safety
  General guidance for employers of lone workers, and advice on compliance with health & safety duties towards lone workers
• Working with a British Sign Language/English Interpreter
  What BSL/English Interpreters do, video interpreting, when to use an interpreter, tips for working with BSL interpreters, booking an interpreter, charges, and help with paying charges
• Working with an Interpreter or Communication Guide for Deafblind People
  Deafblind people and how they communicate, what an interpreter or communication guide does, tips for working with one, when to use one, booking one, charges, and help with charges
• Working with VDU's
  Information and advice for people working with VDU's and their employers. It provides a summary of the law, simple adjustments, and where to get further advice
• World Religions
  Web page with access to information about Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Sikhism