Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)

DFG can pay for:

• Access: Ramps, widened doorways, level access showers
• Mobility: Stairlifts, through-floor lifts
• Bathrooms: Accessible toilets, baths, showers
• Safety: Specialist heating, lighting
• Kitchen: Lowered worktops (if child does food prep)

Maximum: £30,000 (England), £25,000 (NI), £36,000 (Wales). Scotland has separate scheme via local councils.

1. Contact your local council's occupational therapy team
2. OT assessment to determine what adaptations are needed
3. Council approves adaptations in principle
4. Get quotes from approved contractors
5. Means test (often waived for disabled children)
6. Grant approved and work begins

Process can take 6-12 months. Non-repayable but may affect future property sales if significant value added.