James Close, St Paul's, Worcester, WR1 2BG - for people aged 60+ or 55+ if in receipt of PIP/DLA

•Coming Soon •A ground floor one-bedroom apartment •For a single person or couple aged 60+ or 55+ plus if in receipt of personal independence payments or disability living allowance. •Register your interest today!

Platform Housing Group are delighted to offer this unfurnished one-bedroom ground floor apartment in the sought-after location of St Paul’s, Worcester.

To be eligible you must be aged 60+ or 55+ plus if in receipt of personal independence payments or disability living allowance.

Located on the edge of Worcester city centre, local shops are a 2-minute walk. Asda and the town a 5-minute walk. A retail park and Aldi shop are also close by.

The scheme has visiting staff, a large communal lounge with kitchen, laundry, and lift.

There are pull chords within all apartments.

This unfurnished home consists of- 

• Kitchen
• Living room
• One double bedroom
• Bathroom with level access shower, no bath
• Pets permitted – subject to permission
• Gas central heating
• Double Glazing
• EPC rating C
• Council tax band A
• No deposit required

One month’s rent in advance is required £650.05 on the tenancy start day. Please note that if you are claiming Housing Benefit or Housing Element of Universal Credit there are some service charges that would not be covered. This is a £7.85pcm charge towards the cost of support, an administration charge of £1.72 and an optional charge for a personal alarm of £3.60pcm. A lettings Officer can give you a full break breakdown of the charges of what is eligible for Housing Benefits payments (our preferred ongoing method of payment is Direct Debit), Housing Benefit and Universal Credit is accepted.

If you are accepted and do become a Platform Housing Group tenant, you will be offered a starter tenancy. If there have been no breaches or issues within the first year of your tenancy, you will be considered for an assured lifetime tenancy.   

Please be aware Housing Benefit / Universal Credit will only pay for the property you are living in, and you will need to give notice on your current tenancy. If you are a current private tenant, council tenant or a housing association tenant you will be required to give notice on your current home. This is usually 4 weeks or 1 months’ notice. If you are a current tenant of Platform Housing Group, you will be required to give 4 weeks or 1 months’ notice.  You will only need to give notice if you have been informed that you are being considered/offered a property. If you have any further questions, please contact your landlord.

If you are successful in being offered this property, you will be contacted by the Lettings Officer and you will need to complete an application form. At this stage the Lettings Officer will confirm the rent and service charges.

We wish to advise you that we cannot contact customers that are not successful for the property.

Pets are considered in accordance with the Tenancy Management Policy.  

Please visit our website for FAQ’s  https://www.platformhg.com