Disabled Facilities Grants

What works can be carried out ?

You have a right to apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant for certain works (called eligible works) if there is a registered or registerable disabled person living in your home.

Eligible works can be summarised as works necessary and appropriate for the disabled person, for example

to be able to get into the home
to have access to living, sleeping and bathroom facilities
to have access to food preparation, cooking, power and light facilities
to make the home safe for the disabled person
to improve the heating system
to access parts of the home where the disabled person cares
for another person who is in need of such care.

The Council will only offer mandatory grants for the above works if the scheme is reasonable and practical.

A Council may also offer discretionary grants for other works. You need to contact your local council for more information on this

further information

Contact: Adult Social Care Service
Telephone: 0116 305 7404
E-mail: adultsocialcare@leics.gov.uk

Last Updated:
20 January 2004