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Cheshire East Council

Urgent Adaptations Grant (Cheshire East)

A Cheshire East Council grant of up to £10,000, with no means test, for quick home adaptations for someone whose condition is rapidly deteriorating because of a life-limiting illness with a prognosis of 12 months or less, someone who cannot come home from hospital or a care placement until adaptations are done, or someone who needs a ceiling track hoist. Typical works are stairlifts, wash dry toilets, ceiling track hoists, temporary ramps and converting a bathroom into a level-access wet room, without structural changes. Larger works go through the means-tested Disabled Facilities Grant instead.

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You could get
Up to £10,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Residents of Cheshire East aged over 18 where the property (a dwelling, qualifying houseboat or caravan) is the only or main home of the disabled person, and that person: is experiencing rapid deterioration because of a life-limiting illness with a life expectancy of 12 months or less; or cannot return home from hospital or a care placement until urgent adaptations are done; or needs a ceiling track hoist for safer moving and handling
  • There is no means test
  • A referral from Occupational Therapy or the hospital discharge service is needed

What it funds

  • Home adaptations, consistent with the purposes of the Disabled Facilities Grant, that can be carried out quickly to meet an urgent need
  • Stairlifts
  • Wash dry toilets
  • Ceiling track hoists
  • Temporary ramps
  • Converting a bathroom into a level access shower (wet room)
  • Eligible fees and VAT, within the £10,000 maximum

What it will not fund

  • Works costing more than £10,000 (these go to the means-tested Disabled Facilities Grant)
  • Structural changes or extensions to the home
  • Works started or completed before a valid grant application
  • Using this grant and a Disabled Facilities Grant together for the same work

How to apply

  1. Call the Occupational Therapy service on 0300 123 5010, option 2, to request an assessment
  2. If the assessment finds you qualify, your details are passed to the council's Care and Repair service to access the grant
  3. The application is made with the Occupational Therapy or hospital referral, a quote from a council-appointed contractor (or at least two quotes), proof of identity and proof of ownership or consent of all owners
  4. Once approved, work must start within 1 month and be completed within 2 months

The council decides applications 'as soon as reasonably practicable'. Care and Repair operates a waiting list because of high demand.

Have ready

  • Occupational Therapy or hospital referral
  • One quote from a council-appointed contractor, or at least two quotes
  • Proof of identity
  • Proof of ownership and/or written consent of all owners

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