Private sector - disabled facilities grant

If you are a disabled homeowner or private tenant who finds it difficult to manage around the home, we can help.

It could be as simple as putting in a handrail on your stairs or building a ramp up to your front door. We can also help with bigger works like stair lifts or showers.

The council is committed to making disabled facilities grants (DFGs) available to all eligible owner-occupiers, tenants and landlords, so that disabled residents can remain safe and independent in their own homes.

The maximum funding available for a DFG is £25,000. The grants are also means tested and you may have to make a contribution towards the cost of the works. In some cases, additional discretionary funding may be available.

Applications for Disabled Facilities Grants will be subject to an assessment by the Council's occupational therapy service to establish your specific functional needs.

These grants are not normally available to council tenants, as other sources of funding are available to adapt council homes.

How to apply

• Download application form for owner-occupiers or tenants (pdf 144K)
• Download application form for Landlords Disabled Facilities Grant (142K)
• The application form for landlords will be available shortly .

Contact us & further information

The private housing improvement team
Great Eastern Enterprise
Mulberry Place (AH)
PO Box 55739
5 Clove Crescent
London
E14 1BY

Tel: 020 7364 2531 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday except public and Bank Holidays
E-mail: privatesector@towerhamlets.gov.uk

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