Burnley Borough Council

Hospital Discharge Grant

A grant from Burnley Borough Council of up to £2,000 to help disabled or vulnerable Burnley residents leave hospital and return to a home that is suitable, safe and clean. It pays for works such as small emergency repairs, removing trip hazards, and clearing or cleaning a property. It is not means tested, but needs a referral from an occupational therapist or other health professional and is only available where no other health or social care funding can be obtained.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Up to £2,000; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Light; short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

Disabled or vulnerable residents of Burnley living in their own home, whether private rented, social rented or owner occupied, who are being discharged from hospital
Applications need a referral from an Occupational Therapist, a Clinical Health Practitioner from the Integrated Neighbourhood Team or another health care professional
The grant is not means tested

What it funds

Works that help a disabled or vulnerable person return from hospital to a home which is suitable, safe and clean, including but not restricted to:

Small emergency repairs
Removal of trip or falling hazards
Clearing properties
Cleaning properties

What it will not fund

Packages of care or resettlement funded by the NHS or Social Care
Works where other relevant health or social care funding can be obtained

How to apply

Get a referral from an occupational therapist, Integrated Neighbourhood Team clinical health practitioner or other health care professional
Submit an enquiry to the council's Home Improvement Agency Team through its online enquiry form
Make the application in writing, including a tenant's or owner's certificate

Have ready

Tenant's certificate or owner's certificate
Referral from a health care professional

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