Your questions answered - Disabled Facilities Grant

What is a Disabled Facilities Grant?

A Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) might be available to help pay for your home to be adapted if you, or someone you live with, has a disability, learning disability or sensory impairments, cognitive impairment such as dementia, or a progressive condition such as Motor Neurone Disease.

The grant is designed to help eligible disabled people to continue living safely and independently at home. Grants are available to people of all ages and for both tenants and homeowners.

We will consider you for a grant if:

• A need has been identified and adaptation work and/or equipment is recommended following an assessment undertaken by a medical professional. Adaptation work must be determined to be necessary and appropriate, and a formal recommendation made.
• The recommended adaptation work is reasonable and practicable to carry out.
• The recommended work falls within the criteria of eligible work detailed in DFG legislation. Funding must be spent in accordance with the legislation.
• You are financially eligible for a grant through means-testing.