Swindon Borough Council

Disabled Facilities Grant (Swindon)

Swindon Borough Council's means-tested Disabled Facilities Grant pays all or part of the cost of adapting the home of a disabled person so they can live more independently. An Occupational Therapist must first assess and recommend the work. People on certain means-tested benefits are passported to a full grant with no contribution.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Amount not specified; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Swindon residents who are registered or eligible to be registered as disabled, subject to a means test of the disabled person's and their spouse's or partner's income and savings
Owner-occupiers, tenants (including Housing Association tenants in certain cases) and landlords applying on behalf of a tenant can apply, and you can apply on behalf of a disabled person living in your home
No grant can be given without an Occupational Therapist's assessment
People receiving Universal Credit, Income Support, income-based ESA or JSA, Guarantee Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, or Working Tax Credit/Child Tax Credit with income below £15,050 are passported to a full grant
Under-18s go through the Paediatric Therapy Team (01793 464246)

What it funds

Adaptation work or other alterations recommended by an Occupational Therapist to make the home of a person with a disability more suitable to live in and help them manage more independently

What it will not fund

Works not recommended by the Occupational Therapist as meeting your needs
Work which has already been started

How to apply

Make an enquiry using the online Disabled Facilities Grant enquiry form
An Occupational Therapist carries out a needs-based assessment and asks for financial details by phone
If eligible, the Occupational Therapist refers you to the Grants Team
A Grant Officer visits to carry out a formal means test and survey your home
Find contractors and get quotations, with advice from the council
The Grant Officer processes the formal application

do not start works until you have received a formal grant approval document.

cases are prioritised according to need.

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