The Gateshead Housing Company

External links and web resources

We have a growing database of resources and external links that you may find useful. Select a category from the list below.

Note: The Gateshead Housing Company are not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Advice and Help

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Environmental - energy

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Environmental - green issues

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Gas

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  • Carbon Monoxide Kills - This is a site about Carbon Monoxide, poisoning, awareness, detectors, alarms and legal advice.
  • CO-Awareness - CO-Awareness is an organisation that supports the many victims of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning and Toxic Combustion (TC) poisoning, their families and friends. We campaign for the greater awareness to the dangers of carbon monoxide and other toxins associated with the burning of gas, oil, coal and wood.
  • Gas Emergency (National Grid)
  • Gas Safe Register - Gas Safe Register deals with all aspects of the downstream gas industry covered by the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. It covers both piped natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Getting involved

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Health

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HomeStyle

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  • Online ordering (via Dulux Decorator Centres) - The Gateshead Housing Company and its partner Dulux Decorator Centres (DDC) have worked together to give you the best possible deal for decorating your home. The Gateshead Housing Company Decoration Allowance Scheme is designed to give you the best choice, value and available expertise.

Links relating to Older People

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Links relating to people who originate from outside the United Kingdom

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Money matters

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  • Brand B - Brand B offers free informal learning to help people realise their potential, support community inclusion and raise local activity.
  • Cestria Credit Union - Cestria Credit Union Limited is a non profit making co-operative run by local people for local people. Working in the community providing saving accounts and low cost loans.
  • Gateshead Advice Centre - Gateshead Advice Centre offer help and advice to resolve any legal, housing, money benefit or employment problems.
  • Gateshead Council - Adult Learning - Gateshead Council's adult learning service offers a wide range of courses and activities to help improve skills and confidence, and gain employment.
  • Gateshead Council - Benefit advice - Gateshead Council's Benefit Team can make sure that you are not missing out on benefits you could claim.
  • Gateshead Council - Debt Advice Service - A free, impartial and confidential service which is partly focused on preventing people from losing their homes.
  • Gateshead Council - Not All Dragons Bite - Not All Dragons Bite is an enterprise programme designed to encourage new business start ups and entrepreneurship.
  • HomeXchange Tyne and Wear - HomeXchange Tyne and Wear is a mutual exchange service that allows you not only to swap homes with a tenant from your own authority but also to advertise for an exchange with a tenant from another area.
  • Illegal Money Lending Team - The Illegal Money Lending Team have supported over 18,000 victims, and could help you.
  • Jobcentre Plus - Jobcentre Plus provides a wide range of information and services to individuals preparing for work and offers help to find a job.
  • NECA (North East Council on Alcoholism) - NECA offer help and advice with substance misuse problems across the north east of England.
  • Tyne and Wear Homes - Tyne and Wear homes is a new lettings partnership that will allow you to search and apply for properties from across Tyne and Wear.

Mutual exchanges

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