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How will I qualify?
If you have already qualified for a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) but your present home cannot be adapted or the cost of adapting it is unreasonable, we may offer a relocation grant to help with the cost of moving to a more suitable property.
Your occupational therapist or care worker must be satisfied that any proposed new property can be adapted for a reasonable cost, or already meets the needs of the disabled person without further adaptation.
How much grant will I get?
The maximum grant available is £10,000. The same means test will apply as for the Disabled Facilities Grant. You can apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant as well as a Relocation Grant but the cost of relocation plus the adaptation works to the new property should not be more than the cost of carrying out adaptation works to your existing property.
If you receive income support or guaranteed pension credit, or you are applying on behalf of a child under the age of 16, you will not need to complete a means test.
What costs can the grant cover?
The grant can only be used to cover the costs related to moving house, for example:
- estate agent's fees
- solicitor's fees
- removal costs
- essential utility connection costs
- deposit for a privately rented property
In some cases, we may also consider helping with the cost of carpets and curtains and replacement of certain appliances. However, this will depend on the individual circumstances of each case.
Conditions
Disabled Relocation Grants are limited to applicants who own or privately rent their property and who wish to move to a more suitable property within the district of South Derbyshire.
It is a condition of a Disabled Relocation Grant that the applicant will have to stay in the new property for five years, otherwise the grant will have to be repaid.
How do I apply?
Private Sector Housing
Environmental Health Department
South Derbyshire District Council
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
Derbyshire DE11 0AH
Tel: 01283 595713
Online: contact form
email: adaptations@south-derbys.gov.uk
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