Apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant

Get help paying for changes to your home if you struggle with daily tasks because of a disability.

How a grant can help you

You can apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant if you are disabled and need to make changes to your home. 

The grant can help with the cost of adapting your home to enable you to continue to live there.

Get full details of Disability Facilities Grants on GOV.UK

LBS Private Sector Housing Assistance and Adaptations Policy

Private Housing Assistance and Adaptations Policy 2023-2028

Who can apply

To apply for a grant you must:

• be the owner, tenant, licensee or landlord of the property you want to adapt
• intend to occupy the property as your main home throughout the grant period (5 years)
• get your landlord's agreement to make changes, if you're a tenant

You'll only be eligible for a grant if we consider the changes to be:

• necessary
• appropriate
• reasonable
• practical

We prioritise grant applications based on urgent risk and medical need. Applications for residents with rapidly progressing or life-limiting conditions are fast-tracked to ensure adaptations are delivered as quickly as possible.

How you can use the grant

You can spend the grant on adaptations to help you or someone you care for:

• get in and out of the home more easily
• move around inside the home more easily
• get essential facilities for the home

Changes could include:

• widening doors and installing ramps
• installing a stair lift
• providing a downstairs bathroom
• improving or providing a heating system
• adapting heating or lighting controls so they are easier to use

How much you can get

The amount you'll get is based on a financial assessment (means test) of your income, savings and investments.

If the adaptations are for someone under 18, we won't ask you to do a financial assessment.

If you've already started or completed the work

We won't be able to approve a grant if you've already completed the work.

We won't be able to approve a grant if the work has been started, unless there's a good reason why.

If you sell a property after receiving a grant

If you sell a property within 5 years of receiving a grant of more than £5,000, we'll ask you to repay some of the money. The most we'll ask you to repay is £10,000.

How to apply

Before applying for a grant, you must request an occupational therapy assessment.

The occupational therapy team will talk to you about how you're managing at home. They'll recommend equipment or changes to make tasks easier.

If you're eligible for a grant, they'll refer you to the housing team.

If the person with needs is an adult

Request an occupational therapy assessment if you're an adult

If the person with needs is under 18

Contact our children's team if you're under 18