The grant is “means tested” which means that your income and savings will be taken into account to decide whether or not a grant can be paid. We will also work out what level of contribution (if any) you would need to find.
If you'd like an indication of your likely contribution please speak with your occupational therapist and they can arrange this.
Please note that adaptations for a disabled child are not subject to a means test calculation.
Funding towards your assessed contribution
You could get funding to help you if you're not able to pay a means tested contribution for home adaptation works. The funding could cover the cost of your assessed contribution where the contribution is less than £10,000.
For further information about this, please read our housing assistance policy document for discretionary funding associated with disabled facilities grants.
Shortfall funding
Although the disabled facilities grant has a maximum grant limit of £30,000, the adaptations needed can sometimes cost more than this, particularly if the work includes the construction of a ground floor extension.
For this reason, we may consider offering you financial assistance to cover the shortfall between the maximum grant limit and the actual cost of the work.
For further information about this, please read our housing assistance policy document for discretionary funding associated with disabled facilities grants.
