housing association decorating vouchers.......anyone had experience?

[Titania]

As you know I've just got a house with the housing association.....

Everywhere is green!!! The kitchens the worst....a hideous shade of lime green!!!

Are we entitled to decorating vouchers? How do they work? can you only use them in certain places? how much are they usually for? Does it take long for them to come through cos I would like to paint before we move in if possible

I've seen lots of paint and wallpaper in Wilkinsons that I have kind of got my heart set on now......can I use them there?

Sorry.....so many questions!!! Don't know unless you ask though hey?!?

I have no experience of this Titania but I am sure Nutcracker had some vouchers with her house. Hopefully she will see this.

I got 40 quid cash for decorating my H.A house. They are tight!

even £40 would help atm!!

I got 180 quid to decorate 4 bedroomns a bathroom and a hall stairs and landing, and we had to spend them at certain places, like wholesale deorators not Wilkos, b&q e.t.c

wholesaler decorators?? like where?

sorry im thick!

mine where for homebase but that was council vouchers

I just hope I can get them before I move in.......would like to decorate before I have to get everything in!!

phone your HA officer tomorrow and ask.

have you got the keys for the new house?

yes i will ring them tomorrow.....we get the keys a week tomorrow!!!! can't wait!!

i was given £220 for our bungalow. that was for everything. i have spent over twice that amount! could use ours in homebase, john lewis and a few independant shops. Each area is different. They work out how much it would to basically decorate one room (my living room they put at £40, was more than that just for paint), kids bedroom they put at £20, costs me £30, you get the idea. If we had been able to use the vouchers at b&q instead, we would've got more for our vouchers as there is a £3 price difference between b&q and homebase for dulax paint.

Hi can any body help where can I get a decorating grant vouchers from as my local council don't do it I moved in to my 3 bedroom home on 2 .3.19 and having trouble getting 1 any advice?