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 grant (PDF, 331k) 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 is
£30,000.
The grants are also means tested and depending
on your financial situation, you may have to make a contribution
towards the cost of the works. In cases of genuine hardship, 'top
up' finding may be available from social services, and 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
By e-mail, mail or by referral cards
and by phone between 9am – 5pm
Further information
How to contact us
Private housing improvement team
Development and Renewal
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Mulberry Place (AH)
PO Box 55739
5 Clove Crescent
London
E14 1BY
Tel: 020 7364 2531
Fax: 020 7364 2533
Email: housing.privatesector@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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