Funding to adapt your home if you have a disability
You can apply for funding to make changes and major adaptations to your home if you meet eligibility criteria.
Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
A Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) can fund changes to your home if you have a disability.
Learn more about the Disabled Facilities Grant from the GOV.UK website, including
- eligibility criteria
- what grants can be used for
- how you'll be paid
How to get help
Get an assessment
We need to assess your needs for adaptations before you apply for funding. Find out how to get help or an assessment.
Apply for a DFG
When your needs have been assessed you can apply for funding you are eligible for. Find out how to apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant, including how we assess your application.
Ongoing ownership and maintenance
If your works are approved and completed using a DFG, the works and equipment are your legal property and responsibility. You will need to maintain them yourself.
Reusing lifts and hoists
We sometimes get questions about whether we can reuse lifts and hoists to help another disabled person.
Straight and curved stair lifts and hoists
If you no longer need your stair lift or hoist, you or a family member can contact the lift installers to see if they are able to reuse it. Reused parts can help reduce the cost of new DFGs and can also help with the lower costs for rental for palliative equipment.
The lift company are responsible for deciding whether to reuse a lift or hoist. They will consider the age, condition and safety of the equipment. The lift company may help fund the cost of removal, but this is always their decision. We do not have any funds to help with removal of stair lifts or hoists.
Vertical lifts
We may be able to help arrange and pay for the removal of vertical (through floor) lifts. The full cost of removal and re-instatement may be subject to a land charge at the discretion of the council (depending upon the costs involved in the works). This is a charge placed against the property so we can recover the money if you sell or change the property's ownership.
If you have a vertical lift that you no longer need, please contact us.
Walsall Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
The Walsall joint strategic needs assessment (JSNA) has a chapter on housing, which includes information about DFGs.
