Appendix 3b - Range of Financial Assistance Type of Eligible Works Eligible Assistance Repayment Certificates and assistance Applicant Conditions Mandatory Works that fall within a All owner- The Council will The LA will place Eligible works must Disabled purpose as set out occupiers, determine the estimated a Local Land be carried out Facilities under section 23 of the landlords, expense which is the Charge on within 12 months Grant Housing, Grants, tenants or sum of the cost of the approval of from date of (DFG) Construction & Licensees, eligible works and the owner’s interest approval of Regeneration Act 1996 occupiers of costs of any properly applications application. and are determined by houseboats and incurred ancillary which exceed the Council to be caravans who services & charges. £5,000. If the The eligible works necessary, appropriate, are able to property is sold, must not have reasonable and satisfy the The maximum amount assigned or been begun before practicable to meet the criteria in of grant for an approved transferred the application is needs of a disabled Sections 19 to application is £30,000. within 10 years approved. If works person. 22 of the repayment may have commenced HGC&R Act The disabled person, be demanded. but are not Examples of the type 1996 spouse or partner will be The demand will completed the of work that can be subject to a test of be for an Council will vary considered for All applications resources known as a amount in the application so assistance include- must be ‘means test’. The excess of £5,000 that eligible works Facilitating access to accompanied means test will but no more do not include any the dwelling by a certificate determine whether the than £10,000. that are completed. Making a building or of future grant should be In deciding dwelling safe occupation reduced. dwelling safe whether to An application will
Appendix 3b - Range of Financial Assistance Type of assistance Eligible Works Eligible Applicant Assistance Repayment Certificates and Conditions Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant (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 include- Facilitating access to the dwelling Making a building or dwelling safe dwelling safe All landlords, tenants or Licensees, occupiers of houseboats and caravans who are able to satisfy the criteria in Sections 19 to 22 of the HGC&R Act 1996 All applications must be accompanied by a certificate of future occupation 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. The maximum amount of grant for an approved application is £30,000. The disabled person, spouse or partner will be subject to a test of resources known as a ‘means test’. The means test will determine whether the grant should be reduced. The LA will place a Local Land Charge on approval of owner’s interest applications which exceed £5,000. If the property is sold, assigned or transferred within 10 years repayment may be demanded. The demand will be for an amount in excess of £5,000 but no more than £10,000. In deciding whether to Eligible works must be carried out within 12 months from date of approval of application. The eligible works must not have been begun before the application is approved. If works have commenced but are not completed the Council will vary the application so that eligible works do not include any that are completed. An application will owner- occupiers,
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