A to Z of Services

Hall Lettings

Several Council halls/rooms are available for hire for events:

• For Council buildings contact Hall Lettings
• For libraries contact Crayford or Welling libraries directly.
• For school halls contact the appropriate schools directly.
• For youth and community centres contact the centres directly.
• For the Boathouse Function & Conference Centre, which provides hosting and catering services for a range of events including conferences and weddings, contact them directly.

Hall Place

Hall Place is a country house set in formal gardens on the bank on the River Cray. Many of its rooms are open to the public. Hall Place also houses Bexley Museum. Exhibitions, concerts, lectures and other events are held throughout the year. Open daily in summer and Monday-Saturday in winter. Special arrangements can be made for wheelchair access to the gardens.

Hazardous waste

For enquiries about disposal of household hazardous waste contact the Corporation of London.

Health and safety at work

The Environmental Health Service checks places of work are checked to ensure they meet health and safety laws. Certain accidents and dangerous incidents at work can be investigated.

Health Scrutiny

See 'Scrutiny Committees'

High Hedges

Information on high hedge complaints.

Heritage Fund

Some grants are awarded to assist in restoring historic buildings or monuments in the Borough

HGV weighbridges

Information about where these are located.

Highway stopping up (removal of highway rights)

Advice on the procedures required in order to remove existing highway rights from land when considered necessary or appropriate.

Highways

The Council has responsibility for ensuring footpaths, pavements and street lighting (that is owned by the Council) are maintained.

Highways design guidance

Detailed advice, including the Council's adopted standards on highway design, in respect of new developments.

HIV/AIDS - advice and information

Confidential support and advice for anyone concerned about HIV/AIDS and their families.

Hockey pitches

See 'Sports'

Home care/Home help

Social Services offers help at home to people who may need some assistance on a daily basis, e.g. because of a disability. If you do not already receive these services, please telephone our screeners.

Home library service

A library service is provided to people who are housebound at home or in residential care.

Homeless Persons

See Housing Advisory Services

Howbury Centre

The Howbury Centre is a community resource which provides adult and community education. Early years facilities, playgroups, sports groups, cafeteria, creche facilities, computer suite and library are provided.

Hotels & Bed and Breakfast

A list of hotels in the borough is available from the Central Library.

Hotels and Accessibility

Information on the legal obligations for hoteliers under the Disability Discrimination Act, in particular making premises more accessible for disabled people.

Household waste

Information about disposing of household rubbish in a safe and responsible manner.

Housing

The Council has a number of different housing related services.

Housing - sheltered

The Council is committed to helping people in the community who have some supported housing needs and can help to find sheltered accommodation to buy or rent.
For information on: buying sheltered accommodation 020 8294 6131.
Renting sheltered accommodation 020 8294 6519/020 8294 6520.

Housing allocations and associations

The Council does not provide rented housing itself but does provide a full allocations service to the associations.

Housing benefit

The Housing Benefit Service is managed by Capita Business Services on behalf of the Council and is based at Erith Town Hall, Walnut Tree Road, Erith.

If you have an enquiry about making a claim contact Capita 0845 302 3200.

Housing conditions

Any concerns about housing conditions which you believe are unfit or houses which are in multiple occupation can be reported and will be investigated by the council.

Housing Options Services

Our Housing Options Service is aimed at helping people resolve their housing difficulties and make full use of the housing services provided by the Council, Housing Associations and the private rented sector.

Housing renovation grant

See 'Grants'

Housing repairs

These will generally be the responsibility of the landlord in the public sector and you should contact your housing association direct. Housing associations will normally have strict timescales within which to carry out emergency repairs.