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Written question asked by Chris McDonald (Labour) on Monday, 6 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 January 2025 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 9 January 2025. A substantive answer was provided by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Thursday, 9 January 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Disabled Facilities Grants

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the maximum application amount for the Disabled Facilities Grant.

Answer

We are giving older and disabled people more independence in their own homes through an immediate in-year uplift to the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) of £86 million in 2024/25. This increase will provide approximately 7,800 additional home adaptations. This is on top of the £625 million paid to local authorities in May 2024. The Government also announced an £86 million additional investment in the DFG for 2025/26 at the Budget, bringing total funding for 2025/26 to £711 million also.

To ensure the DFG is as effective as possible, we will continue to keep different aspects of the grant under consideration. As part of this, we are reviewing the suitability of the current upper limit and will set out further detail in due course.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22159
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Applications Disabled facilities grants
Link
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