GrantRadarBrighton and Hove City Council
Handy Person Grant
A Brighton & Hove City Council grant of up to £2,500, funded from its Disabled Facilities Grant budget, towards small building repairs, minor adaptations, home safety checks and falls prevention for owner-occupiers and private tenants aged 65 or over or disabled. Work costing under £1,000 needs no formal application. People just home from hospital can get fast-track help through Possability People's Hospital Discharge Support team. It does not affect benefits.
- You could get
- Up to £2,500
- no fixed round
- Deadline
- Rolling
- apply any time
- Effort
- Light
- short form, little evidence needed
Who can apply
- Residents of Brighton & Hove who are owner-occupiers or private tenants and are aged 65 or over and/or disabled (a physical or mental impairment with a substantial and long-term effect on normal daily activities)
- Council tenants are not among the eligible tenures listed
- People recently discharged from hospital or intermediate care can get fast-track support through Possability People
What it funds
- Small building repairs
- Minor adaptations
- General home safety checks and remedial work
- Falls and accident prevention checks
this includes work such as repairing floor coverings, installing locks, chains and spyholes, clutter clearance and deep cleaning.
What it will not fund
Work started before the council approves the application (where the work costs £1,000 or more)
How to apply
- If you have just come home from hospital or intermediate care, contact Possability People's Hospital Discharge Support team (HDS@possabilitypeople.org.uk, 01273 069851), who help with the grant and finding a provider
- Otherwise contact the council's Disabled Facilities Grant team (disabledfacilitiesgrant@brighton-hove.gov.uk, 01273 294366)
- If the work costs £1,000 or more, make a formal application and wait for approval before work starts
work costing less than £1,000 does not need a formal application.
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