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# 3<br />

PENTLoW HAWKE CLoSE, HAVERHILL, SuFFoLK<br />

A kitch in time<br />

“<br />

I’msogladwe<br />

contacted<strong>Hanover</strong>– we’re<br />

delightedwithournew<br />

kitchenandbathroom!<br />

”<br />

– Malcolm Bignell, resident<br />

MalcolmBignellandhiswifeBarbarawere<br />

amongthefirsttobenefitfrom<strong>Hanover</strong>’s<br />

‘Copayments’scheme.<br />

Theschemehelpseligibletenantstobuythe<br />

kitchenorbathroomoftheirchoice.<strong>Hanover</strong><br />

thenpaystowardsthepriceandinstallation,as<br />

wellastakingcareoffuturemaintenance.<br />

Thisgivesresidentswhodon’twanttowaitfor<br />

<strong>Hanover</strong>toreplacetheirkitchenorbathroom<br />

theoptiontogetonesooneriftheycontribute<br />

towardsitthemselves.<strong>Hanover</strong>’scontribution<br />

dependsontheageofthekitchenandbathroom<br />

andwhentheywereoriginallyduetobereplaced.<br />

WhenMalcolmandBarbaradiscoveredthey<br />

wereeligiblefor80%(themaximum)towards<br />

theirkitchenand40%towardstheirbathroom<br />

theywerequicktosignup.<strong>Hanover</strong><br />

contributedatotalof£6,800.<br />

Thecouplearedelightedwiththefinishedwork.<br />

EstatemanagerVickyBakersays:“Copayments<br />

havegiventheresidentsheretheopportunityto<br />

personaliseandmodernisetheirhomewithout<br />

‘breakingthebank’.Asresidentsareseeing<br />

theirneighbour’sresults,moreandmoreare<br />

applyingforaCopaymentthemselves!”<br />

Copaymentswassuccessfullypilotedon35<br />

estates,andisnowavailabletomoreresidents<br />

acrossthecountry.<br />

è For more on Copayments email:<br />

inpractice@hanover.org.uk<br />

Choice:<strong>Hanover</strong> homes

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