Burnley Borough Council

Disabled Facilities Grant

Burnley Borough Council's grant towards adaptations that let a disabled person keep living in their home: access in and out, to bedroom, kitchen, toilet and bathroom, heating and controls, and safety. Owner-occupiers and private tenants can apply; the grant is means tested (except for children) and the mandatory grant is capped at £30,000 including fees, with a further discretionary grant of up to £30,000 where work is essential. The usual first step is an assessment by Social Services' occupational therapists.

Apply on the funder’s site

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

Who can apply

Owner-occupiers and private tenants in the borough of Burnley making adaptations for a disabled person who lives there
The applicant does not need to be the disabled person, but must make clear on whose behalf they are applying, and must sign a certificate that the disabled person intends to live in the property for the grant condition period (currently five years)
Housing association and registered social landlord tenants should contact their landlord first
Everyone except children is means tested to decide what, if anything, they contribute

What it funds

Adaptations that:

Make it easier for you to get in and out of your home
Make it easier for you to access a bedroom, kitchen, toilet, washbasin or a bath/shower
Improve or provide a suitable heating system in your home
Adapt heating and lighting controls to make it easier for you to use them
Make your home safer for you
Improve access and movement around your home to enable the disabled person to care for another person who lives in the property, such as a spouse or a child

How to apply

Contact Social Services (0300 123 6720), who arrange for a Community Occupational Therapist or the Senior Medical Officer to assess the disabled person's needs
If Social Services decide a grant is appropriate, the case is referred to the council's Home Improvement Agency to process the grant
Complete the application forms; officers are available to help

for low-level needs such as level access showers and stairlifts, the council's Trusted Assessor can assess instead (01282 477234, housinggrants@burnley.gov.uk).

children's referrals come through Inclusion East (01282 628 359).

More like this

Other grants open to organisations like yours.