Assistance | Funding Max | Financial Eligibility | Objective |
Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) | Up to £30,000 | Means Tested | To assist disabled people to remain living independently in their own homes |
Available to: Council tenants, owner occupiers, other renters* | |||
DFG Calculated Contribution Grant | Up to £6,500 | Non-Means Tested | To contribute towards means tested calculated contributions of DFG applicants |
Available to: Council tenants, owner occupiers, other renters* | |||
Minor Adaptations | N/A | Free | Small works to help with everyday tasks for tenants of the council. |
Available to: Council tenants | |||
Safe at Home Grant | Up to £2,500 | Non-Means Tested | Small works to help with everyday tasks, provide emergency repairs and testing to enable larger projects for homeowners |
Available to: Council tenants, owner occupiers, other renters* | |||
Hospital Discharge Grant | Up to £15,000 | Non-Means Tested | To enable faster discharge from hospital |
Available to: Council tenants, owner occupiers, other renters* | |||
Preventing admission to Hospital Grant | Up to £15,000 | Non-Means Tested | To prevent admission to hospital |
Available to: Council tenants, owner occupiers, other renters* | |||
Home Improvement Loan | Up to £50,000 | Must be in receipt of qualifying benefit or for families with low incomes | To offer financial assistance to vulnerable householders where the property is considered to pose a risk to health |
Available to: Owner occupiers | |||
Enabling Carers Adaptation Grant | Up To £30,000 | Means Tested | A DFG that also considers the needs of carers |
Available to: Council tenants, owner occupiers, other renters* | |||
DFG Top Up Loan | No upper limit | Must be in receipt of qualifying benefit or for families with low incomes | To provide top up the maximum DFG when the full costs of the works exceed £30,000. |
Available to: Owner occupiers | |||
Affordable Warmth Grant | No maximum | Recipients of Council Tax Reduction | To upgrade old and inefficient heating systems as well as thermal efficiency improvements. |
Available to: Owner occupiers | |||
Home Safety Grant | £5,000 | Referrals from the councils ASB team or Home Improvement Team Caseworkers | To increase home security measures for people experiencing ASB and/or domestic abuse. |
Available to: Council tenants, owner occupiers, other renters* |