Disabled Facilities Grants

The Disabled Facilities Grant can be used to provide adaptations if you have a disability, to support independent living and help you stay in your own home. Adaptations can include things such as stair lifts, ramps and showers. It doesn't cover decorative work.

Response times After your assessment, if the occupational therapist indicates your adaptation needs to be dealt with straight away, we aim to contact you within five working days of receiving the referral.

Some adaptations, such as stair lifts, are fast-tracked. We'll aim to contact you within four weeks of receiving a fast-track referral.

For all other adaptations there's a waiting list due to the high number of requests we receive for funding. We deal with requests in date order and will contact you when you're approaching the top of the list.

Eligibility for a grant:

To find out if you're eligible to apply for the grant you need to have an equipment and adaptations assessment.

If you're assessed as being in need of major adaptations to your home, you can then apply for the grant if you're:

• a disabled person who's an owner occupier or a tenant
• an owner occupier or tenant who has a disabled person living in your home - either an adult or child (a child is classed as a person under 20 who qualifies for Child Benefit)
• a landlord, on behalf of a disabled tenant

Our equipment and adaptations service will tell you how you can apply for the grant.

You're not eligible to apply for the grant if you're a Berneslai Homes tenant