Decision details

Discretionary disabled facilities grant

Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Housing

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To approve a Discretionary Top Up of £15,000.00 as part of a Disabled Facilities Grant. This is needed to provide bedroom / bathroom facilities as part of an extension for a disabled client. Total value of the adaptations will be over £50K with the mandatory and discretionary funding in place.

Reasons for the decision:

Further to a Consultation carried out with the Disabled Adaptations Advisory Group it was agreed that the most cost effective and practical solution to meet the needs of the applicant was to provide additional facilities to the dwelling.

Alternative options considered:

Unable to provide facilities to the ground floor of the existing property

Publication date: 07/05/2025

Date of decision: 06/05/2025