Appendix 3: Eligible works for disabled facilities grant

The eligible works are laid out in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and include:

• improving access to the home and to principal rooms within the home
• making the dwelling safe for use by the disabled person
• providing washing, toilet and cooking facilities where necessary
• improving or providing heating
• adapting controls to power, light and heating to make them easier to use

The works must be considered necessary and appropriate to address the applicant’s disability and be both reasonable and practicable to achieve, having regard to the age and condition of the property.

For households who need to move to a more suitable home, reasonable expenses can be paid, including:

• costs of moving: home removals and utilities connections
• floor and window coverings for the new home
• other fees associated with moving home, including estate agents’ fees
• adaptations to the new home

A moving home grant can be made as a mandatory DFG. Tenants are eligible as well as homeowners, although for tenants of a Registered Social Landlord (Housing Association), the landlord should be asked to help find a suitable alternative property and to assist with costs.