Disabled Facilities Grants

♿ Disabled Facilities Grants – Help to Adapt Your Home

Disabled Facilities Grants help people with disabilities live more independently in their homes.
This grant can help pay for changes to your home to make life easier.

🏡 What Is the Grant For?

The grant can help with things like:

• Installing ramps or stair lifts
• Making bathrooms easier to use
• Widening doors
• Other changes to help you move around safely

📄 How to Start

Essex County Council has made a leaflet to explain the grant and how to apply:
📎 Adapting Your Home (PDF – if you can’t access it, please email us for help)

You can also visit:
🌐 www.gov.uk/disabled-facilities-grants

🏘️ If You’re a Tendring Council Tenant

Your home may be adapted through our Special Needs Adaptations programme.
Click here to learn more:
📎 Tendring – Adapting Your Home

💰 Means Testing

The grant is means tested (we look at your income), unless it’s for a child.

If you get an income-related benefit, you may not have to pay anything.

We can do a quick check (even before your Occupational Therapy assessment) to see if you qualify.

📞 Contact Us

If you have questions or want to apply:

Private Sector Housing
🏢 Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO15 1SE
📞 Phone: 01255 686744
📧 Email: dfgteam@tendringdc.gov.uk

Or fill in our online form.

📚 Useful Links

• Financial Assistance Policy
• Essex County Council Adult Social Care