One of the important roles of the Council is to offer support
and help to raise the quality of life of our residents.
In this section ...
You will find information about some of the services you can
call upon if you need them and intiatives you can or take part in
if you want to. Follow the links below or use the left hand menu to
find out more.
Housing and Council Tax
Benefit
Information about the benefits available
to help you pay your rent or Council Tax and how to claim them.
Protecting your quality of
life
Information about community safety and how
to report anti-social behaviour, litter, flytipping, adandoned
vehicles and nuisance caused by dogs, noise, smells and smoke. Find
out about the help available if you are a victim of domestic
violence and abuse.
Bus and travel passes
Suffolk Coastal offers a range of travel concessions for people
aged 60 or over and for people with disabilities including free bus
passes, subsidised railcards and travel vouchers.
Coastal Card
How to apply for the leisure discount card that gives reduced rates
at Suffolk Coastal's four leisure centres.
Homelessness
How to get in
touch with Suffolk Coastal's Housing Options Team for help and
advice.
Disability Equaility
Scheme
Find out what Suffolk Coastal is doing to
ensure its services are accessible by people with disabilities.
Citizens Advice Bureaux
Information about the Citizens Advice Bureaux that serve the
Suffolk Coastal district with contact details, opening times and
online location maps.
Stopping unwanted direct mail, phone calls,
faxes and email
Information about the services
you can sign-up to to stop junk mail, sales calls, faxes and
email.
Smokefree Suffolk Coastal
Information about the smokefree legislation introduced in July 2007
and what to do if you believe someone is breaking the law.
Sit down and keep fit
Information about the chair based exercise classes being held in
venues across the district.
Health walks in the Suffolk Coastal
area
Find out about the Stepping Out in Suffolk programme of health
walks and the dates of walks in your part of the district.
Energy
efficiency
Information about Suffolk Coastal's
energy efficiency initiatives including details of the solar water
heating, cavity wall and loft insulation schemes run by Suffolk
Energy Action Link (SEAL).
Housing grants
Information about the grants available for repairs and
improvements, insulation works and adaptations for people with
disabilities.
Helping Hand home improvement
agency
Suffolk Coastal’s Helping Hand can help if
your house needs repair or insulation work or you need to undertake
adaptations to your home for someone with disabilities.
Community alarm service
Details of Flagship Assist & Assure, the personal alarm and
response service available to Suffolk Coastal residents provided by
Flagship Housing.
Grants to community
organisations
Information about sources of grants
and funding for community projects.
onesuffolk community
websites
How to sign up for a free onesuffolk
website for your community, group, club or
society.