Disabled Facilities Grant
Disabled Facilities Grants are dealt with by the Housing Assistance and Adaptations Team (HAAT) who are part of the Housing Service. HAAT also provide the Adaptations Agency service who can arrange for adaptations to be carried out for you.
What sort of adaptation can I get help for?
The Disabled Facilities Grant is provided for adaptations to give you better freedom of movement into and around your house so that you can use the essential facilities in it. The sort of things you can get help with include:
- taking a bath out and installing a level access shower
- installing a stair-lift or through floor lift to help you access facilities in your house
- widening doorways and putting in ramps
We will also consider changing things to make it easier for your carer, such as installing ceiling track hoists to help carers with moving and handling.
How do I get help?
If you would like to apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant the first thing you need to do is to get in touch with the Occupational Therapy (OT) Service to arrange for them to carry out an assessment of your needs.
How does the council decide if I can get a Disabled Facilities Grant?