Can I get a grant for different adaptations?

If you do not want the adaptations that we are offering you a grant for, you may be able to use your Disabled Facilities Grant to put towards different adaptations. We call this 'off-setting costs'. This means that you may get a grant for the amount that the Council’s proposed scheme would have cost, which you can then use towards the adaptations that you want. You will then need to pay any difference in cost as well as any payment towards your adaptations that you have been assessed for.

If you are considering off-setting costs, you should be aware that:

• Your preferred scheme will need to be agreed by the Housing Technical Officer and Occupational Therapist. You will need to show that the adaptations that you want will meet your disability needs and that there will be enough space left for the other members of your family.
• If you change your plans, these changes will need to be approved by the Adaptations team – we will not be able to give you any financial assistance if we have not approved the changes.
• We cannot reimburse any costs you might incur looking into doing your preferred scheme such as plans, and we cannot support a planning application to the planning department where there is an internal scheme of adaptations which would meet your needs.
• You must still complete the adaptation within the 12-month timescale.
• You will not be able to use the Adaptation Agency service which means that you will have to arrange everything yourself.