to cover the most necessary and common adaptations appropriate, reasonable carried out i.e. stair and practicable lifts and level access supported with an showers Occupational Therapist/OT Assistant recommendation. Warm, Safe Homes Available to Subject to means test Maximum of £5,000 to Grants and private cover costs arising to tenants where the from: help low income household is in fuel electrical and gas home owners and safety checks and poverty measured by the private tenants to repairs quickly access Low Income High Costs repairs or modifications financial assistance for (LIHC) indicator i.e. they to stairs, floors and a wide of minor have fuel costs above the steps adaptations and national average & safety and security repairs to reduce risks spending this amount repairs of accidents in the boiler repairs or leaves them with an home replacement loft/cavity income below the official wall insulation, poverty line, or including loft the household in receipt clearance. of Housing Benefit or any of the other ‘passporting benefit’ for DFG Available to Subject to DFG Maximum of £2,500 Handyperson services to help and private means test Home safety checks – with small building tenants falls and accident repairs, minor prevention checks adaptations, general Remedial works such home safety checks as: and remedial actions, repairing floor falls and accident coverings prevention checks installing locks, chains and spyholes. Fast track Eligible for DFG Not subject to test Maximum £5,000 – adaptations - to fund Adaptations assessed as Straight forward adaptations up to necessary and adaptations that do not £5,000 using other appropriate by a PSHO need the specialist housing professionals or Trusted Assessor assessment of an such as Private Sector supported with a written Occupational Therapist Housing Officers recommendation (OT) such as ( PSHO) or Trusted external Assessors, door intercom & automatic door systems Making homes Any person diagnosed Not subject to means Maximum £2,500 dementia friendly with dementia test – – to help people with private tenant dementia, to make or housing association changes to the home tenant that would support Conditions them to live in their 1 referral from adult own home safely and social care or hospital for longer. teams, advocate, voluntary and community sector 2 excludes packages of care
to cover the most common adaptations carried out i.e. stair lifts and level access showers necessary and appropriate, reasonable and practicable supported with an Occupational Therapist/OT Assistant recommendation. Warm, Safe Homes Grants to help low income home owners and private tenants to quickly access financial assistance for a wide of minor adaptations and repairs to reduce risks of accidents in the home Available to and private tenants where the household is in fuel poverty measured by the Low Income High Costs (LIHC) indicator i.e. they have fuel costs above the national average & spending this amount leaves them with an income below the official poverty line, or the household in receipt of Housing Benefit or any of the other ‘passporting benefit’ for DFG Subject to means test Maximum of £5,000 to cover costs arising from: electrical and gas safety checks and repairs repairs or modifications to stairs, floors and steps safety and security repairs boiler repairs or replacement loft/cavity wall insulation, including loft clearance. Handyperson services – to help with small building repairs, minor adaptations, general home safety checks and remedial actions, falls and accident prevention checks Available to and private tenants Subject to DFG means test Maximum of £2,500 Home safety checks falls and accident prevention checks Remedial works such as: repairing floor coverings installing locks, chains and spyholes. Fast – track adaptations - to fund adaptations up to £5,000 using other housing professionals such as Private Sector Housing Officers ( PSHO) or Trusted Assessors, Eligible for DFG Adaptations assessed as necessary and appropriate by a PSHO or Trusted Assessor supported with a written recommendation Not subject to test Maximum £5,000 Straight forward adaptations that do not need the specialist assessment of an Occupational Therapist (OT) such as external door intercom & automatic door systems Making homes dementia friendly – to help people with dementia, to make changes to the home that would support them to live in their own home safely and for longer. Any person diagnosed with dementia – private tenant or housing association tenant Conditions 1 referral from adult social care or hospital teams, advocate, voluntary and community sector 2 excludes packages of care Not subject to means test Maximum £2,500
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