Anyone looking for help with their housing can find it on their phone courtesy of a Shelter Cymru app.
The New Year can be a very difficult time for many families with accumulated debt after the festive season, with divorce and eviction rates peaking between January and March. To coincide with this particularly stressful time of year for individuals who are facing homelessness or in need of urgent housing advice, Shelter Cymru is reminding the public of the resources that the charity can offer to assist.
The Shelter Cymru Housing Help app gives advice to people on various housing issues. The app is free to download on Apple, Android and Windows phones and tablets and is a comprehensive source of help for people wanting to access Shelter Cymru’s advice services, or for professionals in the field. It’s been designed to be simple to use and it provides offline access.
Whether people are worried about mortgage or rent arrears, debt, disrepair or tenancy issues, the new app can offer relevant help and advice to all its users. The app also contains information about all of Shelter Cymru’s surgeries across Wales and people can use the app to find out how to contact us directly, whether by phone, face-to-face or by email.
John Puzey, director Shelter Cymru, said:
‘We are delighted that the Shelter Cymru Housing Help app is now available as a new information and advice resource. Many people have difficulties accessing free, independent advice on housing and homelessness issues and we are always looking at ways to reach more people. We hope also that the app will be a useful tool for people working in the housing sector – and all at their fingertips, free of charge and available to use offline.’
This app is an invaluable, free resource to anyone facing housing difficulties in Wales. But Shelter Cymru is urging people to share this information with friends, family and colleagues or indeed anyone they fear who are facing difficulties with housing related issues.
John Puzey added:
‘We urge people who are facing problems to contact Shelter Cymru – it’s never too early or too late to seek advice. Hopefully, this app will give them the information that they need in a quick and effective way, plus the relevant contact details within Shelter Cymru. Over the last 35 years we have worked hard to keep people in their homes and this is another step forward in reaching more people.’
To download the app, go to the App Store and search Shelter Cymru, Help in Hand or Housing Help.