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City of Lincoln Council

Disabled Facilities Grant (Lincoln)

The statutory Disabled Facilities Grant pays up to £30,000 towards essential adaptations so a disabled person can live independently in their home in the City of Lincoln, such as ramps, level-access showers, wider doors and stair lifts. Owners and private tenants can apply, and the applicant need not be the disabled person. It is means tested on the disabled person's and their partner's income, except for a disabled child or young person. Needs are assessed by Lincolnshire County Council, through which all new referrals go.

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You could get
Up to £30,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Owners and private tenants in the City of Lincoln council area
  • The applicant does not have to be the disabled person, but the adaptations must be for a disabled occupant
  • Grants are awarded only if the City Council is satisfied the works are necessary, appropriate, reasonable and practicable, after Lincolnshire County Council has assessed the disabled person's needs
  • All grants are means tested on the income of the disabled person and their spouse or partner, except where the disabled person is a child or young person
  • Council tenants cannot apply but may get adaptations through the council's own service

What it funds

Essential works to enable a disabled occupant to live independently. This includes:

  • Access ramps
  • Level access showers
  • Widening of doors
  • Installation of a stair lift to allow access to upstairs rooms
  • Adaptations to bathing facilities
  • Adapting heating and lighting facilities to enable them to be used more easily

What it will not fund

Council tenants (they may receive adaptations through the council's separate aids and adaptations service instead)

How to apply

  1. Contact Lincolnshire County Council's Customer Services Centre to make a new referral
  2. Lincolnshire County Council assesses the disabled person's physical needs
  3. The City of Lincoln Council decides the grant, including the means test, if satisfied the works are necessary, appropriate, reasonable and practicable

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