Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG)

Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) are intended to help people living with disabilities and chronic illness to be able to live independently and remain in their homes. DFGs are means tested and can cover adaptions up to the value of £30,000, dependent on an assessment of the applicant's needs.

Are you eligible?

DFGs are intended for people who suffer from a disability or chronic illness that negatively impacts upon their safety or independence in their own home. As part of the assessment process, we will arrange an assessment of the disabled person's unique needs.

You can apply for a DFG if you are:

• A tenant occupier 
• An owner occupier
• A landlord (on behalf of a disabled tenant)

The person who submits the application does not have to be the person who needs the adaptations. Carers, parental/legal guardians and landlords can all apply on behalf of a disabled or chronically ill person.

Means testing

A DFG is a means tested grant, meaning that your household's financial situation is considered to assess your eligibility. The receipt of certain types of passported benefits is considered to be an accurate indication of financial eligibility, meaning that you will not have to make a financial contribution to the work on your home. These benefits are:

• Universal Credit
• Income Support
• Income-based (NOT contribution-based) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Income-based (NOT contribution-based) Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)
• Guarantee Pension Credit (not Savings Pension Credit alone)
• Working Tax Credit and/or Child Tax Credit (where your annual income for the purposes of the tax credits assessment was below £15,050)
• Housing Benefit

If you are not passported, our team will do a calculation based on your income and savings to see how much grant money you may receive and whether you will have to make a financial contribution to the work.

You cantake a preliminary test to check your contribution (opens new window)

Please note that applications for disabled children and young people under the age of 20 are also passported. If the disabled person is a child you will need to contact the Norfolk County Council Children's Services team on 0344 800 8020, who will attend to your enquiry in the first instance.