The types of building work you might be able to have carried out with a disabled facilities grant include installing a lift•providing a toilet and shower downstairs•installing a ramp and grab rails to the front door•moving and adapting light switches and heating controls to make them easier to use•widening doorways and installing ramps for wheelchair access•improving access to your garden.

If you are disabled or use a wheelchair you may qualify for financial help with the cost of adapting your home. Your local council has a legal obligation to offer disabled facilities grants to people who need essential adaptations which help to move in and out of and around your home and provide access to your kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room.
You can claim for a disabled facilities grant if you are disabled, its your main home and you intend to live in the home throughout the grant period which is five years. 

The types of work you might have carried out with a disabled facilities grant include:

• installing a lift,
• providing a toilet and shower downstairs,
• installing a ramp and grab rails to the front door,
• moving and adapting light switches and heating controls to make them easier to use,
• widening doorways and installing ramps for wheelchair access,
• improving access to your garden.

 Applications for disabled facilities grants are processed by the housing department at your local council you will need to ask them for an application form for a disabled facilities grant.

 If you haven't already done so you will need to arrange for an occupational therapist to visit to assess what adaptations you need.

The grant is means tested and can take up to six months to get a decision.