Disabled Facilities Grants

Financial and technical assistance is available to help in adapting homes to meet the needs of disabled children and adults. The disabled facilities grant (DFG) is available to owner-occupiers, private tenants and tenants of registered social landlords such as Rooftop Housing Group and Festival Housing Association.

The first step in making an application is to arrange a visit, usually via your own Doctor, by an Occupational Therapist who will assess your needs and advise us as to what adaptations are necessary and appropriate.

The amount of grant available will depend on your own financial circumstances; a full means test will be applied to calculate the final grant (disabled children are not means tested).

You will have the option of using our Care and Repair team to assist you in making your application, preparing specifications, liasing with contractors and overseeing the works.

Further Information

For further guidance please refer to our Disabled Facilities Grant leaflet  (163.08 KB) or contact our Grants Officer:

Bill Lyons
Wychavon Grants Officer
Telephone: 01386 565349 - between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Email bill.lyons@wychavon.gov.uk

Relevant Documents

• Disabled Facilities Grant Application Form  (112.43 KB)

Possible Council Tax Reduction

If you, or someone who lives with you, need a room, an extra bathroom or kitchen, or extra space in your property because you use a wheelchair indoors, you may be entitled to a reduced council tax bill. For more information see our Council Tax pages.