Payment of rent to the must not exceed the Registered Provider to cost of adapting the cover void periods of existing home. up to 10 weeks where necessary adaptations need to be completed prior to occupation or to enable a suitable tenant to be secured. Works that fall within a Home owners The Council will Grants will only The eligible works DFG purpose as set out or landlords determine the estimated be available if must be carried out under section 23 of the expense which is the they can be within 12 months Housing Grants, sum of the cost of the secured by way from date of Construction & eligible works and the of a Legal approval of Regeneration Act 1996 costs of any properly Charge on the application. and are determined by incurred ancillary property and the Council to be services & charges. there will need Landlords to necessary, appropriate, to be sufficient advertise the reasonable and This assistance is equity in the property on practicable to meet the discretionary and as property to Homechoice as an needs of a disabled such the council has a enable the adapted property person. right to refuse funding Council to and preference Examples of the type and to determine the recover the given to disabled of work that can be maximum amount of grant households on considered for funding per application. assistance see Grants will be mandatory DFG repaid with associated fees
Payment of rent to the Registered Provider to cover void periods of up to 10 weeks where necessary adaptations need to be completed prior to occupation or to enable a suitable tenant to be secured. must not exceed the cost of adapting the existing home. DFG Works that fall within a purpose as set out under section 23 of the Housing Grants, Construction & Regeneration Act 1996 and are determined by the Council to be necessary, appropriate, reasonable and practicable to meet the needs of a disabled person. Examples of the type of work that can be considered for assistance see mandatory DFG Home owners or landlords The Council will determine the estimated expense which is the sum of the cost of the eligible works and the costs of any properly incurred ancillary services & charges. This assistance is discretionary and as such the council has a right to refuse funding and to determine the maximum amount of funding per application. Grants will only be available if they can be secured by way of a Legal Charge on the property and there will need to be sufficient equity in the property to enable the Council to recover the grant Grants will be repaid with associated fees The eligible works must be carried out within 12 months from date of approval of application. Landlords to advertise the property on Homechoice as an adapted property and preference given to disabled households on