If you have a disability you may be eligible for a grant to adapt your home. This disabled persons grant covers access ramps, stairlifts, downstairs toilets, accessible bathrooms, extensions and more. Up to 90% grants are available through the Disabled persons Grant Scheme.
Step 1: Check that you qualify for this scheme
You qualify for this scheme if you live in any of the following:
A home that you own.
A house that you are buying from your local council under the
Tenant Purchase Scheme.
A private rented house, flat or apartment.
A home that is provided to you under a voluntary housing Capital Assistance and Rental Subsidy scheme.
A home in a communal residence.
Step 2: Complete the application form
Download the application form for disabled persons grant from your local authority website. The notes attached will have all the information you should require.
Step 3: Return the application form to your local authority