A social landlord has pledged to visit around 2,000 tenants across Dumfries and Galloway who are over the age of 70 to check on their wellbeing.
The drop-in visits by housing officers have begun and will continue over the winter months until March.
Wheatley Homes South (formerly DGHP) said the new initiative will see their housing officers provide advice and support to their pensioner tenants on paying energy costs, rent or on food bills.
Alan Glasgow, managing director of Wheatley Homes South, said: “We’re doing all we can to support our customers in these challenging times.
“We know that this time of year can be difficult for some people at the best of times, but in this cost of living crisis, it can be even harder.
“Over the coming weeks, our housing officers will be visiting older residents to check on their wellbeing, have a chat and find out what extra support they need at this time.
“We would encourage any customer who is struggling to get in touch with their housing officer, we are here to
help.”
The visits are among a range of support services offered by Wheatley Group – which has almost 10,400 homes across Dumfries and Galloway – to help tenants, including emergency food supplies through their EatWell scheme as well as free expert welfare benefits and fuel advice.
Recently, Wheatley launched its Here for You campaign – the group’s £6m cost-of-living crisis Scotland-wide campaign, which gives housing officers extra tools to support customers.
