Housing - improvements - disability facility grant for a private property

The disabled facilities grant scheme provides financial assistance towards the cost of essential adaptation work to make a house suitable and fit for occupation by a disabled person.

A referral is normally made to the Team by an Occupational Therapist who will ask for a financial assessment to be carried out for the customer. An Officer from the Council will contact the customer by telephone to find out if they are receiving "means tested" benefits. Clients receiving means tested benefits will pass the financial test. Clients who are not receiving "means tested" benefits will be sent a form to complete, which asks for information about the money coming in each week. When the form is returned to the Council it is then assessed. The customer is then informed of the amount of money they must pay towards the cost of the adaptation works. The Council then contacts the customer to arrange for a survey of the property to be carried out. If the work to the property is eligible for a grant then a Grant Application Forms is sent out for completion. Clients are asked to return the form with more than one estimate for the work etc. After the grant has been calculated and approved, the householder may then arrange for their builder to carry out the adaptation works. Officers from the Council visit the property while the work is in progress and they also arrange for payments as necessary. When the work has been completed to the satisfaction of the householder and Occupational Therapist and all necessary guarantees for the work have been produced etc then a final payment is made and the case closed.

Eligibility
Eligibility will be means tested (the Council will use the means test based on the statutory test used for mandatory disabled facilities grants)

Required Customer Information
Customers will have to be able to show proof of benefits, income and savings. They will also have to provide proof of ownership of the property, plans if necessary and a minimum of two estimates for the work.

Service Level Agreement and Turnaround
A survey would normally be arranged within six weeks of the return of the completed means test form and an application approved within three months of the receipt of all necessary papers.

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PO Box 57 Civic Centre Silver Street
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