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Do I qualify for help?

Councils cannot offer this service to all older people, so to qualify you must be:

Some councils provide a garden maintenance service at a charge.

Applying for help with garden maintenance

Councils usually have a budget to carry out this work and it may not always be possible to include everyone who applies on the current list. A waiting list is therefore held in date order of registration.

If you feel that you meet the criteria for garden maintenance then contact your local council.

The following links will let you enter details of where you live and then take you to your local authority website where you can find out more.

• Find out about garden maintenance for elderly or disabled council tenants Opens new window
• Apply for garden maintenance for elderly or disabled council tenants Opens new window

Who carries out the work and what does it include?

Garden maintenance is carried out by a contractor appointed by the council who will have appropriate identification. It is important that you ask to see this before allowing any workmen into your property.

The maintenance covers cutting grass and hedges but does not include the maintenance of bushes, shrub beds and trees. In addition, extra work is often required to a garden before it is added to the list. If necessary, this work is carried out as a 'one-off' only, prior to the maintenance outlined above.