Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants
Grants are available for
improving access to dwellings and principal rooms; changing or improving bathroom facilities; changes to kitchen facilities; improving heating; changing lighting controls; making the dwelling safe and to enable the disabled occupant to care for another person.The work
must be necessary and appropriate to meet the needs of the disabled person. The Borough Council will always consult the Disability Resources Team of Social Services, so that they may recommend the necessary adaptations.An owner or tenant can apply
for a grant for works to benefit a disabled person living at the dwelling.The amount of grant
awarded will be determined by a test of financial resources. Where the person making the application is not the disabled person or their partner, it will usually be the disabled person who is means tested, except in the case of a child.The maximum amount of grant
, which can be awarded, is £25,000.Discretionary
disabled facilities grants are not available.