Housing renewal assistance policy 2026 - 2030: 1. Introduction - 13. Death of an applicant

If the applicant should die before the financial assistance is approved, the application will be treated as withdrawn. If the application is a joint application with a joint owner the application may still be considered by the council.

If the applicant should die after approval of the financial assistance or while the approved works are in progress, the Council may at its discretion agree to completion or making good of the works and pay the financial assistance in full or, if the works originally agreed are not completed in full, an appropriate proportion of the financial assistance.

The decision on this is delegated to the Head of Housing who may in turn delegate this decision to other members of the service.

There is no statutory duty for the Council to fund the completion of the works and in most cases the works will be limited to ensuring that the property is safe and no additional Category 1 Hazards exist as a result of the part completed grant works.

Applicants enter into grant applications at their own choosing. They are not compelled by the council or any of its officers to do so. Where an applicant has agreed to a land charge on their property as part of a specific grant for example DFG, they will have made this decision themselves based on their specific circumstances. The council has a legal right where a land charge has been applied to enforce the repayment of the same upon the sale or relevant transfer of the grant property.