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Home Improvement Agency

Home Improvement Agencies are local not-for-profit organisations that provide advice, support and assistance to elderly, disabled and vulnerable people and help them repair, improve, maintain or adapt their home to meet their changing needs. The purpose of the service is to help people to remain independent, in their own homes, warm, safe and secure.

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