Useful Links
Please find below links to other useful sites which you may require. For further information and website links click on an item below.
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Derbyshire Fire Service
- Derbyshire County Council
- Derbyshire Housing Aid
- Doctors and Dentists
- Erewash Borough Council
- Consumer Direct
- Erewash Credit Union
- Groundwork Derby & Derbyshire
- NHS Direct
- Schools in Derbyshire
- Severn Trent Water
- SureStart
- The Consumer Credit Counselling Service
- Tenant Services Authority
- The Independant Housing Ombudsman Scheme
- The National Housing Federation
- The Tenant Participation Advisory Service
- National Grid UK
- E.ON
- Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust
Tenant Services Authority
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The Tenant Services Authority replaced the Housing Corporation as the regulator of housing associations from 1 December 2008. Its aim is to ensure the financial security of housing associations and ensure they deliver a high quality service to tenants.
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The Independent Housing Ombudsman Scheme deals with disputes between landlords and tenants in England. The Scheme was established under the Housing Act 1996 with jurisdiction over more than 2,000 landlords.
They aim to provide a fair and effective way of dealing with complaints against member landlords from people who receive their services. They also seek redress for complaints, where justified, and identify failings in the services provided by member landlords and can ask them to change their way of working.
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The National Housing Federation represents 1300 independent, not-for-profit housing associations in England and is the voice of affordable housing. Our members provide two million affordable homes for five million people.
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Here you will find lots of useful information about living in, working in or visiting the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, UK
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Here you will find lots of useful information about living in, working in or visiting Derbyshire, UK.
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National Grid is an international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. We play a vital role in providing energy to millions of customers across Great Britain and the Northeast US in an efficient, reliable and safe manner.
If you smell gas or are worried about gas safety, you can call 0800 111 999 at any time, day or night. Your call will not cost you anything*. Just pick up the phone, dial the number and you will be put through to a trained operator who will take all the details.
If you are deaf or hearing impaired and have a Minicom or Textphone the number to call is 0800 371 787.
*All calls to the National Gas Emergency Service and National Enquiry
lines may be recorded and monitored.
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Derbyshire Housing Aid - Community Legal Advice Centre, is a registered charity established since 1995 as an independent housing advice centre, providing services to people across Derbyshire concentrating on Derby City, Amber Valley, Erewash, South Derbyshire and Derbyshire Dales.
As part of the Shelter Housing Aid Network, we aim to prevent and alleviate the suffering and hardship caused to the public by homelessness and the shortage of appropriate and affordable housing. We provide and promote services offering practical help to homeless people and others facing a wide range of housing problems.
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CCCS is a registered charity offering free, confidential advice and support to anyone who is worried about debt. Our free counselling and debt advice can help you get back in control of your money and on with your life.
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Severn Trent Water is the world's fourth largest privately-owned water company - serving over 8 million customers across the heart of the UK, stretching from the Bristol Channel to the Humber, and from mid-Wales to the East Midlands.
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Powergen are one of the best-known names in energy in the UK, generating, distributing and retailing electricity to millions of customers around the country. Powergen are part of the E.ON group, the world's largest investor-owned company.
With 6 million electricity and gas customers Powergen are one of the largest energy suppliers in the country.
Tenant Participation Advisory Service
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TPAS, The Tenant Participation Advisory Service for England, is the leading national tenant participation organisation working to promote tenant empowerment.
TPAS's aim is to extend the reach and quality of tenant influence by working with social housing residents and landlords to develop successful partnerships and supporting tenants and community groups to take on a more representative role.
TPAS is a not for profit membership organisation that provides information, advice, consultancy, training and conferences on all aspects of involving tenants in their housing management.
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here to visit the website.
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers.
Consumer Direct
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here to visit the website.
Consumer Direct is the government-funded telephone and online service offering information and advice on consumer issues. Consumer Direct is funded by the Office of Fair Trading and delivered in partnership with Local Authority Trading Standards Services.
NHS Direct
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here to visit the website.
Derbyshire Fire Service
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here to visit the website.
Groundwork Derby & Derbyshire 
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here to visit the website.
Groundwork is a federation of charitable trusts, each working with their partners to improve the quality of the local environment, the lives of local people and the profitability of local business. Each Groundwork Trust is a partnership between the public, private and voluntary sectors, and each has it's own board of trustees.
Erewash Credit Union
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here to visit the website.
A Credit Union is a profit sharing, democratically run financial co-operative which offers convenient savings and low interest loans to its members. The members own and manage their credit union themselves. In most of the world, credit unions are well established. Credit unions are steadily increasing throughout the UK in both communities and the work place (e.g. Police Force, British Airways, Fire Service).
Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust
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here to visit the website.
SureStart
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here to visit the website.
Sure Start is the government programme to deliver the best start in life for every child. We bring together, early education, childcare, health and family support.
Schools in Derbyshire
Click
here to visit the Derbyshire County Council website for more information.
Doctors & Dentists
Click here to locate services in your area.
Revised 4 December 2008 (PC)