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Help save council's handyman service (From Wirral Globe)
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Help save council's handyman service
9:23am Wednesday 20th March 2013 in Letters
WIRRAL Council will soon decide whether to withdraw its excellent
"Handyperson Service" as part of the programme of cuts.
This service is used by the elderly and disabled at reasonable charges
for small often urgent household jobs which commercial traders would
not be interested in taking on.
It is available to private and social housing residents.
Without the Handyperson Service many of the most vulnerable people in
our community could fall victim to any exploiter, burglar or criminal
who claimed to be a handyman.
Their struggle to live independently would become much harder and some
could be driven prematurely into residential care.
Those without families, often former carers, would have to employ
strangers in their homes or rely on the goodwill of friends and
neighbours for help.
After years of skilled and dedicated service, the Handyperson staff,
whom clients regard as friends, now face possible redundancy.
Think again, Wirral Council: Hands off the Handyperson.
Name and address supplied.
steady cyclist says...
2:45pm Wed 20 Mar 13
our community could fall victim to any exploiter, burglar or criminal
who claimed to be a handyman."
What utter tripe, some of us real tradesmen,are fully qualified tradesmen who work in peoples homes every day, with absolutely no problem, without fear of a customer being a crimainal,burglar or exploiter.
Just perhaps if you want a service, ring around and get some written quotes, ask freinds about the workmen and lady workers you intend to have in your house, and just perhaps be willing to pay the correct rate of pay, not a highly subsidised rate we as council tax payers help subsidise.
#As for the chaps being made redundant, perhaps use your redundancy and buy the trading name of the handyman service of the council, and set up on your own as a handyman service charging the same prioces as you do now, dont forget to add on fuel, insurance vehicle lease, public liabily etc etc.
Then see if the people you help are so willing to have you in the house and pay the inflated bills the above poster seems to think tradesmne charge.
Finally when you do get made redundant best wishes on geting nother job, been there and know how hard it is .