🧑🦽 Who Can Get a Disabled Facilities Grant?
A Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) helps people with disabilities make changes to their homes so they can live safely and independently.
✅ Who Can Apply?
You can apply if:
- You are disabled or applying for someone who is
- You are a homeowner, private tenant, council tenant, or housing association tenant
- You plan to live in the home during the grant period (usually 5 years)
- You are a landlord applying for a disabled tenant
- You live in a caravan or houseboat (in some cases)
You don’t need a formal diagnosis—what matters is how your condition affects your daily life.
🧑⚕️ What Is the Assessment?
Before you apply, you need an Occupational Therapist (OT) to assess your needs.
They will recommend what changes are needed in your home.
🏠 What Can the Grant Help With?
The grant can help with changes like:
🛗 Access to the Home
- Ramps or steps
- Handrails
- Widening doors
- External stairlifts
- Hard standings for wheelchairs (if parking is difficult)
🚿 Bathroom & Toilet
- Walk-in showers
- Lever taps
- Raised toilets
- Grab rails
- Non-slip flooring
- Basic tiling to prevent water damage
🍽 Kitchen
- Lowered worktops
- Easy-to-use taps and sockets
- Space for a fridge or cooker
- Rearranging layout for wheelchair access
- Minor changes to help prepare light meals
💡 Other Adaptations
- Automatic door openers
- Improved lighting and heating controls
- Stairlifts (with extended warranties)
- Ceiling track hoists
- Smart home technology (in some cases)
💷 How Much Can You Get?
- The maximum grant is £30,000 in England
- The grant is means-tested (except for children)
- You may need to pay part of the cost depending on your income
- If you get certain benefits, you may not need to pay anything
