Links

Sheffield City Council

Find a detailed guide to the work of the council, including the Lord Mayor’s role and council meetings also includes tourism and entertainment facts.
www.sheffield.gov.uk

Sheffield Property Shop

The Sheffield Property Shop aims to make finding a home easier by giving you the choice of your desired type of property in the area of your choice.
www.sheffieldpropertyshop.org.uk

Rotherham Metropololitan Borough Council

This site contains information for locals, visitors and the business community on all council services. This site also has a route to “Key Choices” for finding a home in Rotherham.
www.rotherham.gov.uk

Rotherham Key Choices

Key Choices lets you apply for a home of your choice instead of waiting for an offer of a property that someone else thinks is suitable.
www.keychoices.co.uk

Communities And Local Government

A range of information from the Department for Communities and Local Government which deals with national policy on local government in England, covering what it does, how well it works and how it is funded.
www.communities.gov.uk

Homes and Communities Agency

The Homes and Communities Agency regulates social housing providers in England. Their goal is to raise the standard of services for tenants and create new affordable homes and thriving communities. www.homesandcommunities.co.uk

National Housing Federation

The organisation promotes “decent housing for all”, supports and promotes the work that housing associations do and campaigns for better housing and neighbourhoods.
www.housing.org.uk

Housing Ombudsman Service

An organisation that is available after you have exhausted the normal complaints procedure of a landlord.
www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk

Chartered Institute of Housing

The professional body for people working in housing, maximising the contribution that housing professionals make to well being of communities.
www.cih.org

Tenant Participation Advisory Services

The 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.
www.tpas.org.uk

Vida

Vida is a specialist domestic abuse delivery organisation, which is central to a partnership of voluntary and statutory sector agencies working together to tackle domestic abuse.
www.sdaf.org.uk

Citizens’ Advice Bureau

Helps people resolve their money, legal and other problems by providing free, confidential, impartial and independent advice and information.
www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Drug Abuse

A confidential helpline for anyone in the UK concerned about drug use. Questions can be put by online submission. News, leaflets as well as other information is available.
www.talktofrank.com

Alcohol Abuse

Helpline for people suffering from alcohol related problems.
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Drugs Alcohol Action Team

Sheffield DAAT is a strategic team. It works as part of the Safer Communities Partnership which includes representatives from Health, the Local Authority, Probation and the Police. The DAAT is responsible for translating the Government’s National Strategies for treatment on drug and alcohol misuse into action.
www.sheffielddaat.org.uk

National Debtline

National Debtline is a telephone helpline for people with debt problems. Their website includes budgeting and money management tools as well as information about help Nation Debtline can provide and different ways to contact them.
www.nationaldebtline.co.uk