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Wychavon District Council, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore

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Wychavon District Council, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore

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Worthing Borough Council, Chapel Road, Worthing

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City of Wolverhampton Council Taxi Licensing, Hickman Avenue, Wolverhampton

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City of Wolverhampton Council Taxi Licensing, Hickman Avenue, Wolverhampton

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West Northamptonshire Council - Northampton Area, Saint Giles' Square, Northampton

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West Northamptonshire Council - Northampton Area, Saint Giles' Square, Northampton

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Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham

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Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham

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The council can offer financial assistance in the form of grants or loans towards help improving, repairs and adaptation of the private housing stock in the Wealden area.

Housing conditions can have an adverse impact on the health & safety and wellbeing of residents. Poor quality and unsafe housing increases the risk of ill-health or injury to occupants. Vulnerable groups including older people, disabled people or families with young children are of particular concern as they are more susceptible to these risks. Whilst the primary responsibility for maintenance of a property lies with the owner, it is acknowledged that some people, especially those in vulnerable groups, do not have the resources to keep their houses in good repair and require assistance to help them facilitate the repair or adaptation of their property.

Investment in private sector housing is essential in order to ensure the continued integrity and viability of the private sector stock. Our priority is to make sure that we help facilitate those most in need access assistance and ensuring that that assistance continues to be sustainable and provide ongoing assistance in the future.

The Council is committed to:
* Improving resident's quality of life by working with homeowners to tackle poor housing conditions and meet local needs.
* Enabling vulnerable residents to improve their property to meet the Decent Homes standard.
* Enabling people to sustain and remain in their homes through disabled adaptations or have access to suitable housing which can meet their needs.

The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 provides local councils with a general power to offer grants, loans, and other forms of assistance to support private sector housing renewal, and meet the needs of people with disabilities.

The Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and the regulations made under it remain in force conferring a statutory power on the Council with respect to the administration of mandatory Disabled Facilities grants (DFGs).

This policy provides a sustainable form of financial assistance primarily based on a responsive, responsible loan based culture to enable the recycling of money used to fund financial assistance. It details the help that is available, who can apply for assistance, the mechanisms for accessing that help and the conditions that apply.

This policy document replaces the Private Sector Housing Financial Assistance Policy 2017 - 2020.

This policy is in three parts:

1) Mandatory DFGs - sets out the mandatory legal framework for DFGs in accordance with the 96 Act including eligibility criteria and the prescribed means test assessment.
2) Discretionary disabled assistance - sets out the Council's policy to provide discretionary interventions to promote independent living and wellbeing. The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (RRO) and the Better Care Fund enable Councils to support the wider prevention agenda of housing, social care and health authorities.
3) Discretionary housing renewal assistance - sets out the assistance available to assist homeowners in improving the condition of non-decent homes, improving energy efficiency and bringing empty properties back into use.

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Private Housing Financial Assistance Policy - Wealden District Council

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Private Housing Financial Assistance Policy 2021 - 2026 Contents IntroductionTypes of Assistance Available:Mandatory Disabled Facilities GrantDisabled Persons Relocation AssistanceDisabled Facilities "top-up" AssistanceShare Equity LoanDementia AssistanceHospital Discharge AssistanceHardship AssistanceFeasibility AssistanceInnovation and prevention adaptationsEmergency Minor Works AssistanceHousing Renewal LoansApplication process, including preliminary enquiriesGeneral Conditions applicable to all types of assistanceImplementation, Monitoring and ReviewAccessing the Service INTRODUCTION The [...]

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Test Valley Borough Council, Weyhill Road, Andover

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Test Valley Borough Council, Weyhill Road, Andover

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Test Valley Borough Council, Weyhill Road, Andover

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Southampton City Council, Civic Centre, Southampton

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Plymouth City Council - Trading Standards, Tavistock Road, Plymouth

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Chichester District Council, East Pallant, Chichester

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Worcester City Council, High Street, Worcester

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North Somerset Council, Tickenham Road, Clevedon

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Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant

You could receive a mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant from us if you're disabled and need to make changes to your home.

These changes may include:

widening doors and installing ramps to make access into and out of your home easier

improving access to rooms and facilities - for example, installing a stairlift to enable access to a bathroom and toilet facilities

providing suitable bathing facilities - for example, a wet room

providing a heating system suitable for your needs

adapting heating or lighting controls to make them easier to use.

The grant is subject to:

a needs assessment by an Occupational Therapist and consultation with Social Care Services

a test of income and resources (means test). No means test is applicable when the work is for the benefit of a disabled child

the change(s) being the most appropriate way to meet the person's needs rather than an alternative, such as moving to new accommodation

a maximum grant limit of £30,000.

Grants may be awarded to those living in owner-occupied, social or privately rented properties.

Contributions

A contribution may be required towards the cost of the works. This will be determined by the means test. If your contribution is calculated to be higher than the cost of works, no grant will be awarded. You may however wish to continue with your application in case further work will be required in the future.

If your contribution is lower than the cost of the works, the grant awarded will be calculated by taking your contribution from the cost of the works.

If you do not have to find a contribution, you will receive a grant to meet the full cost of the eligible works (subject to the maximum grant limit of £30,000).

Where a disabled person and their partner are in receipt of any of the following, they will not need to make a contribution:

income-based ESA

Universal Credit

pension guarantee credit

housing benefit

tax credits with an income of less than £15,050

income-based job seeker's allowance

Council Tax Support (over and above the 25% single occupancy discount).

Conditions

When applying for a mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant you will be asked to sign a Certificate of Future Occupation stating that throughout the grant condition period you intend to occupy the property as your only or main residence.

A breach of the conditions may mean that the grant must be repaid.

The grant condition period lasts for:

5 years - if the amount of grant assistance is £4,999 or less

10 years - if the amount of grant assistance is £5,000 or more.

If the grant amount is for a sum of £5,000 or over the council may demand repayment of the part of the grant that exceeds £5,000 but may not demand an amount in excess of £10,000.

Should the works require any of the following, the grant cannot be approved until these applications have received approval:

planning permission

building regulation approval

listed building consent.

Where the applicant is a tenant, the landlords written consent will be required prior to the undertaking of the eligible works.

No work should be started until your grant has been approved. The grant will not be made available for any works that have already started or been completed.

How to apply

You will require an assessment by an Occupational Therapist employed by Suffolk County Council. To register for an assessment please contact Suffolk County Council by email at ILS@suffolk.gov.uk or by phone on 0800 121 7711.

The person requiring any adaptation must be registered (or able to be registered as) disabled to apply for a mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant.

Discretionary disabled facilities grants

West Suffolk Council has introduced discretionary disabled facilities grants to help our residents live independently within their home.

Fast-track Minor Adaptions Grant: to provide non-means tested, financial assistance for adaptations in the home, to help a vulnerable person to be discharged from hospital, to help reduce an occupier's need for a hospital admission, or, if under hospice care, to be cared for at home. In addition, to provide people living with dementia, essential aids and adaptations to enable them to live as independently as possible. The maximum grant is £7,500 and is not subject to any conditions following completion of the works. The recommended works must be supported by an Occupational Therapist, adult social care, hospital admittance or discharge team or other health care professional who has a direct knowledge of the applicant's health condition.

Disabled Facilities Grant - Relocation: to assist an applicant eligible for a mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant to move to a property that is within the West Suffolk Council area, and is either adapted to meet their needs or is capable of being adapted, and where it is not reasonable or practicable to undertake the adaptations required at their existing home. The new property must be one that has been assessed by an OT as already meeting the needs of the disabled person, or capable of meeting the needs, by adapting at a reasonable cost. The maximum grant is £10,000 and where the applicant has a qualifying owner's interest the grant costs will be registered as a Charge on HM Land Charges Register, from the certified date. Repayment of the grant, in full, will be required if the property is disposed of (whether by sale, assignment, transfer or otherwise).

Disabled Facilities Grant - Top-up: to assist an applicant who is eligible for a mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant where the cost of the eligible works exceeds the maximum DFG of £30,000 and they are unable to finance the additional costs. The applicant (not the relevant person) will be means tested as in accordance with mandatory DFG. The maximum grant is £10,000 and where the applicant has a qualifying owner's interest the grant costs will be registered as a Charge on HM Land Charges Register, from the certified date. Repayment of the grant, in full, will be required if the property is disposed of (whether by sale, assignment, transfer or otherwise).

Disabled Facilities Grant - Financial Assistance: to provide financial assistance where an applicant is eligible for a mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant but have insufficient capital to fund their contribution towards the cost of the works that are eligible for a mandatory DFG, following the means test. The maximum grant is £40,000, made up of £30,000 mandatory DFG and £10,000 Top-up grant. Where the applicant has a qualifying owner's interest the grant costs will be registered as a Charge on HM Land Charges Register, from the certified date. Repayment of the grant, in full, will be required if the property is disposed of (whether by sale, assignment, transfer or otherwise).

Further information about the grants provided by West Suffolk Council is available in our Housing Assistance Policy under the Regulatory Reform Order 2021-2026.

Please see guidance on how to apply for and manage a mandatory or discretionary grant.

If you are unsure whether you could receive help, then please telephone 01284 757036 or email HIA@westsuffolk.gov.uk.

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Ipswich Borough Council, Russell Road, Ipswich

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Grants for disabled adaptations are available to help you live more comfortably in your own home by providing the necessary alterations to meet your needs.
You may apply for a grant if you are:

An owner occupier

Living in a privately rented property.

Before applying, you will need to be seen by an Occupational Therapist (OT). The OT will visit your home to carry out an assessment of your needs. Please contact Suffolk County Council to arrange this; call 0800 121 7711 or email ILS@suffolk.gov.uk

Ipswich Borough Council (IBC)work with Suffolk County Council with assisting disabled adaptations. They have developed a service to help disabled residents live at home more independently.
As part of the grant process, IBC will:

Provide an online means test so you may assess whether you are likely to be accepted for a financial assistance.

As part of the process, IBC will carry out a full statutory means test. IBC will ask you for details of your financial circumstances, so that they can tell you whether you qualify for grant aid and what contribution (if any) you may need to make towards the cost of the work

Make an appointment for one of their officers to visit you. The OT may visit with the IBC officer and they will discuss with you what adaptations would be most suitable.

IBC will support you with your application and will visit to:

Help with the application form

Organise a schedule of works in response to OT recommendations, depending on whether the works are major or minor adaptations, together with details of any other information the Council needs."

Before the Council can approve the grant, we will need the completed application form and the information we have asked for.

Please note, grants will not be paid for works that have already started.
Grants for disabled adaptations are available for works that will help you to remain in your property, such as:

Widening doors and installing ramps to make access into and out of your home easier

Installing a stair lift

Access to bathing and toilet facilities

Making a dwelling safe for disabled occupant

Providing a room useable for sleeping

Facilitating food preparation.

These are only examples. Other works may qualify for a grant, in consultation with Suffolk Social Care Services. If in doubt - please ask.

When applying for a grant for disabled adaptations you will be asked to sign a Certificate of Future Occupation stating that throughout the grant condition period you intend to occupy the property as your only or main residence.

A breach of the conditions may mean that the grant must be repaid.

The grant condition period lasts for:

5 years - if the amount of grant assistance is £4,999 or less

10 years - if the amount of grant assistance is £5,000 or more.

If the grant amount is for a sum of £5,000 or over the Council may demand repayment of the part of the grant that exceeds £5,000 but may not demand an amount in excess of £10,000.

The maximum amount of grant assistance that can be offered is currently £30,000.
Discretionary Disabled Facilities Grant
The Discretionary Disabled Facilities Grant is a new initiative that provides a better and simplified process to speed up adaptations, removing the need for a means test for minor adaptations. Find out more here.

Ipswich Borough Council has introduced more creative and flexible ways to help its residents live independently within their home. A better and more simplified process to speed up adaptations now removes going through a means test for minor adaptations. For the first time the disabled facilities grant opens its door to residents with dementia. If you are unsure whether you could receive help, then please call Ipswich Borough Council and discuss on 01473 432000 or email: environmental.health@ipswich.gov.uk
Applicants can be considered for a Discretionary Disabled Facilities Grant when:
* Cost of works is £4,999.99 or less - the most common adaptations are changing bathrooms into wet rooms with a flush floor shower, installing stairlifts or ramping entrances. Where these works cost less than £4,999.99 (including professional fees) the applicant can be considered for a fast track application with no means test. If the costs of works are above £4,999.99 then a traditional Disabled Facilities Grant application will be required along with a means test.

* Cost of works is £4,999.99 or less - providing adequate heating where the medical need of the applicant is likely to be exacerbated by living in a cold home. Where these works cost less than £4,999.99 (including professional fees) the applicant can be considered for a fast track application with no means test. If the costs of works are above £4,999.99 then a traditional Disabled Facilities Grant application will be required along with a means test.

* Cost of works is £4,999.99 or less (including professional fees) - where the person is suffering from a terminal illness the applicant can be considered for a fast tracking adaptation with no means test to enable them to remain at home longer and more comfortably. Grant up to £4,999.99.

* Cost of works is £4,999.99 or less (including professional fees) - Home from hospital - where an applicant cannot be discharged because their home is unsuitable for them to return from hospital, the applicant can be considered for a fast tracking adaptation with no means test. If the costs of works are above £4,999.99 then a traditional Disabled Facilities Grant application will be required along with a means test.

* Cost of works is £4,999.99 or less (including professional fees) - Dementia - The scope of the policy has been extended to include adaptations to assist those with dementia to remain at home. The types of works that may be considered for those with dementia are level access shower, easy to use door locks, colour contrast toilet seat, grab and handrails, colour contrasting light switch covers, colour contrasting toilet/bathroom doors etc. Applicants would be means tested and would need to complete the traditional Disabled Facilities Grant application process. All above applicants are required to demonstrate ownership through a land registry check (done by the Council/ Agency) or, where the property is not registered, by endorsement by solicitor or mortgagee. Where they are tenants, landlord's consent would be required. **Any multiple applications within 12 months received will be considered on accumulative amount and therefore, will be required to be means tested and will not be considered for fast tracking application. **

Before you apply for a grant you will need to contact Suffolk County Council on 0800 1217711 or email: ILS@suffolk.gov.uk

An Occupational Therapist will assess your needs and make a recommendation if they feel that adaptations to your home would enable you to be independent. IBC will then continue the disabled facilities grant process with you if you are eligible.

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Grants for disabled adaptations are available to help you live more comfortably in your own home by providing the necessary alterations to meet your needs. You may apply for a grant if you are: An owner occupier Living in a privately rented property. Before applying, you will need to be seen by an Occupational Therapist (OT).

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Brighton & Hove City Council, Norton Road, Hove

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Brighton & Hove City Council, Norton Road, Hove

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Norwich City Council, Saint Peters Street, Norwich

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These grants are available for anyone living in Norwich who has been diagnosed with dementia and is still living in their own home.

The scheme will provide a grant of up to £2,500 for minor adaptations designed to help the individual, and their carers, cope with the challenges of living with the condition. We will ask for a letter from your GP or specialist confirming that dementia has been diagnosed.

The grant can cover adaptations within the home such as:

Replacing floor coverings that cause confusion or safety issues

Replacing tiling or bathroom fittings (such as toilet seats and rails) to improve visual perception

Changing cupboards to glass fronted doors, to enable recognition of where items are in the kitchen

Changing lighting schemes to improve visibility around the home

Installing noise reduction measures

Ensuring gardens and paths are level and free from hazards.

The Dementia Scheme will not cover items that could be funded through a Disabled Facilities Grant or through Norfolk Social Care, but can be used in addition to them.

The service is carried out by the Norwich Home Improvement Team, who will allocate you a caseworker. They will act as a single point of contact for you, and can help with any queries or questions you may have.

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Adaptations and assistance with independent living

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These grants are available for anyone living in Norwich who has been diagnosed with dementia and is still living in their own home. The scheme will provide a grant of up to £2,500 for minor adaptations designed to help the individual, and their carers, cope with the challenges of living with the condition.

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Find out what grants and assistance are available for you and your home.

Disabled Facilities Grant

Help to Buy

Rent Deposit Scheme

Top Up of Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant

Discretionary Disabled Adaptations Assistance

Moving on Assistance

Hospital Discharge Assistance

Safe, Warm and Well

Dementia aids and Adaptations

Stair lifts and Modular Access Ramps

Read the full private sector housing assistance policy - independent living here

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Home improvement dementia grants are available for people with dementia or memory loss to help fund a range of adaptations to their home or to provide equipment which may help people to live well at home. This could include buying bespoke products or the use of colour and contrast to aid orientation in the home.

Possible Adaptations and Equipment

This is not an exhaustive list but could include:

High lumens light bulbs

Coloured sticky covers for light switch plates

Coloured strips to indicate edges of stairs

Key locators

Memo Minder

Coloured key fobs

Key safe

Signage

Notice board/white board

Big button telephone

Dementia Clock

Magiplug (for all sinks),

Large or small locks for cupboard doors

Additional shelving

Touch bedside light

Day/night clock

Bathroom slip mat

Coloured toilet seat

Coloured towel rail

Grab/handrails

Wet rooms/bathroom adaptations

Eligible households

Residents of Burnley living in their own home either in the private rented sector, social rented sector or owner occupiers.

Have received a clinical diagnosis of dementia or who are experiencing memory loss.

Amount of grant

The grants are not means tested and can fund aids/equipment up to the cost of £1000. The grants will take the form of adaptations and equipment to the home rather than a monetary award.

The grants process

Referrals can be made from a range of agencies including Age Concern, GPs, early intervention dementia service, integrated neighbourhood team, Cross Roads Care, social prescribing workers, occupational therapists, social services, careers link and via self-referral and through family members.

Homewise Society will deliver the grant on behalf of the Council and their Handyperson service will then fit the required minor aids, equipment and adaptations.

For further information please contact Homewise Society directly on 01254 232249 or email info@homewisesociety.org.uk

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Home Improvement Dementia Grants - burnley.gov.uk

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Home improvement dementia grants are available for people with dementia or memory loss to help fund a range of adaptations to their home or to provide equipment which may help people to live well at home. This could include buying bespoke products or the use of colour and contrast to aid orientation…

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Oxford City Council, Saint Aldate's, Oxford

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Oxford City Council, Saint Aldate's, Oxford

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£2,000 - p.14