Disability Facilities Grants
Disabled Facilities Grants
Disabled Facilities Grants are available to modify a dwelling to restore independent living or to make it possible or easier for a carer to look after another person.
Grants are subsidised by the DCLG (Department for Communities and Local Government).
Work which can be grant assisted would depend on a recommendation from Leicestershire County Council Social Services and must fall within the defined list of Mandatory Grants, which can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
Typical adaptations include
- Provision of a stair lift to make access to your bedroom or bathroom safe
- Provision of a shower or safe bathing facilities
- Providing ground floor facilities where the existing cannot be reached
- Ramping to front doors and door widening to make wheelchair use safe
Defined List of Mandatory Grants (PDF Document 15.14 Kb.)
Grants are means tested and subject to a maximum award of £30,000. We can carry out a Preliminary Means Test to help you decide if grant assistance might be available. This form is normally provided when your Occupational Therapist visits you. If you need help completing this form, please call us on the number below or click on the link for guidance notes.It is also worth noting that if you have any contribution towards the work, the work required costs more than the maximum grant amount, or you are having extra work undertaken that cannot be included in a grant scheme, you will have to pay the money directly to the contractor.
The Grants are administered in Consultation with Leicestershire County Council Social Services Department who have published a useful guide available from the address below or from us.
The first step would be for you to contact the Social Services Central Access Team on:
For areas excluding Thurmaston, Syston & Queniborough contact the Loughborough Office - Tel 01509 266641
For Thurmaston, Syston & Queniborugh contact the Melton office on 01664 564698.
For child applications, for all areas, contact 01530 275200
You can also email AdultSocialCare@leics.gov.uk