Capital resources The total amount of capital funding committed to the policy is up to £400, 000 in 2017/18. This funding comes from the central DFG allocation via the Better Care Board. Because long term commitments are not known there will be an annual review of the policy. Assistance is available subject to funding. The assistance offered Assistance being Eligibility criteria & Means test Amount available offered conditions Relocation Grants Eligible for DFG Subject to DFG Maximum of £20,000 to support people means test to cover the costs eligible for a DFG Available to owner arising from the – it is more suitable for occupiers and private following: them to move rather tenants where it is not estate agents fees than remain in their reasonable or practicable (limited to a maximum current property to adapt to meet the of 1.5% of the property disabled person’s value) assessed needs stamp duty (limited to a maximum amount of Conditions: £7,500) 1.Before proceeding with solicitors fees the process of moving, valuation fees the property proposed as mortgage arrangement the new home must be fees confirmed as suitable by removal costs the council’s Housing necessary utility and Adaptations Service. service set up costs 2. Property to remain in adaptations to owner-occupation for five make the property years following the suitable move. (not applicable for private tenants) Hospital Discharge Any person aged 65 Not subject to means Maximum of £2,500 Grants or over or disabled test The grant is not to support any older or person being discharged specified, so any work disabled person being from hospital to home - that supports the discharged from owner-occupier, private discharge from hospital hospital tenant or housing to home is eligible association tenant. under the criteria including: Conditions minor works, such as 1. referral from social clutter clearance/deep care or hospital cleaning rehabilitation/intermediate urgent home repairs care teams, discharge hazards removal coordinator, hospital heating systems social care team or repaired/emergency Patient Advice and heating provided Liaison Service (PALS) 2 excludes packages of care funded by NHS continuing healthcare Dispensing with the Eligible for DFG Not subject to test Maximum of £5,000 means test Adaptations assessed as
Capital resources The total amount of capital funding committed to the policy is up to £400, 000 in 2017/18. This funding comes from the central DFG allocation via the Better Care Board. Because long term commitments are not known there will be an annual review of the policy. Assistance is available subject to funding. The assistance offered Assistance being offered Eligibility criteria & conditions Means test Amount available Relocation Grants to support people eligible for a DFG it is more suitable for them to move rather than remain in their current property Eligible for DFG Available to owner – occupiers and private tenants where it is not reasonable or practicable to adapt to meet the disabled person’s assessed needs Conditions: 1.Before proceeding with the process of moving, the property proposed as the new home must be confirmed as suitable by the council’s Housing Adaptations Service. 2. Property to remain in owner-occupation for five years following the move. (not applicable for private tenants) Subject to DFG means test Maximum of £20,000 to cover the costs arising from the following: estate agents fees (limited to a maximum of 1.5% of the property value) stamp duty (limited to a maximum amount of £7,500) solicitors fees valuation fees mortgage arrangement fees removal costs necessary utility and service set up costs adaptations to make the property suitable Hospital Discharge Grants to support any older or disabled person being discharged from hospital Any person aged 65 or over or disabled person being discharged from hospital to home - owner-occupier, private tenant or housing association tenant. Conditions 1. referral from social care or hospital rehabilitation/intermediate care teams, discharge coordinator, hospital social care team or Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) 2 excludes packages of care funded by NHS continuing healthcare Not subject to means test Maximum of £2,500 The grant is not specified, so any work that supports the discharge from hospital to home is eligible under the criteria including: minor works, such as clutter clearance/deep cleaning urgent home repairs hazards removal heating systems repaired/emergency heating provided Dispensing with the means test Eligible for DFG Adaptations assessed as Not subject to test Maximum of £5,000
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