Disabled Facilities Grants

Disabled Facilities Grants will be awarded to owner-occupiers, tenants or landlords, to assist with the cost of adapting the home to meet the needs of an occupant with a disability, where the work falls into one of the following categories:

• overcoming any obstacles that prevent the occupant with disabilities from moving freely into and around the dwelling;
• making the dwelling safe for the occupant with disabilities and other people residing in the dwelling;
• providing a suitable bedroom;
• providing an accessible bathroom and water closet, or enabling easier use of the existing amenities;
• enabling easier use of the kitchen;
• improving the heating system;
• enabling easier use of the sources of power, light or heat;
• improving access and movement around the home to enable the occupant with a disability to care for another resident.

Disabled Facilities Grants may also be awarded for work not listed above, subject to the availability of funds.

What’s the next step?

Disabled Facilities Grants will only be awarded if the Social Services Department confirms the need for the proposed work. Applicants can discuss this further, or arrange an assessment by an occupational therapist, by phoning OT Direct 0845 600 4555.

All applicants must undergo the national means test of resources, to determine their financial contribution towards the proposed work. We may award a Disabled Facilities Grant to cover any balance, subject to the grant limit set by central government.

Grant enquiry

To find out more about any of the above, or to make an application for assistance, please contact the Housing Standards Team on 01256 845331.

Alternatively you can complete the online enquiry form below. We will use this form to decide whether we can help and one of our grant officers will contact you with further information.