Disabled Facilities Grants

Disabled Facilities Grants are available to homeowners, owners of qualifying houseboats, owners of qualifying park homes, tenants of private landlords and tenants of housing associations. Grants are also available for adaptations to the common parts of shared buildings. 

The grants can also fund work to improve the homes of disabled children, and these are not means tested. 

We work closely with housing associations to make sure they can help tenants remain in their own homes, and that they have policies and funds to complement our work in regard to adaptations or relocation. 

The Council (occupational therapist) assesses what help a disabled person might need at home and provides practical solutions. This can include Disabled Facilities Grants. 

An Occupational Therapist inspects your home and recommends adaptations to suit your needs. 

Provided the work is reasonable and appropriate, and the applicant passes the test of 'financial resources', we will then consider approval of a Disabled Facilities Grant.