Free home security upgrades to beat the burglar
Residents in Lambeth can apply for free home security improvements including new window locks, door chains and spy holes as part of the Safer Homes project to tackle burglary.
The work is being funded by the Clapham Park Project, which has been given almost £100,000 by the Home Office to help secure homes across the borough.
Priority will be given to older residents, people on low incomes and those living in burglary hotspots, but anyone can apply to have an assessment of their home security undertaken and improved if appropriate.
Ching Wah Wong, Programme Manager for the Clapham Park Project, said: "We would urge more tenants to take advantage of the funding. Recently a resident was assessed and had her home fitted with a spy hole.
Her son has special needs and she says she now feels much safer because she can see who's knocking at her door before opening it. She also had a letterbox guard fitted which means she is no longer worried about people trying to put their hands through the letterbox as it only allows letters through."
Work will be carried out by Age UK, and anyone who feels their property needs additional security to help reduce the risk of burglary can apply by calling Clapham Park Project by 19 March on 0800 085 2378.
Published on 04 February 2010