Older and disabled residents across Fylde are set to receive more financial support after the Council approved significant improvements to its Housing Assistance Policy 2026-28 that will make a real difference to people’s daily lives.
The changes mean the discretionary grant available for complex home adaptations has increased from £20,000 to £35,000. With building costs rising sharply since the Government last set the statutory Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) maximum of £30,000 back in 2008, this much-needed uplift ensures residents can get the work they need completed without facing stressful funding shortfalls or unexpected out-of-pocket costs. The increase is fully funded within the Council’s existing £1.5 million DFG allocation, at no additional cost to the public purse.
The policy also introduces a fairer approach to the 15% agency fee, which will now be recovered from quarterly spend rather than deducted from individual grants. This means every pound of a resident’s grant goes directly towards the adaptations that help them live safely and independently at home.
Councillor Chris Dixon, Lead Member for Social Wellbeing, said: “These changes put residents first. We want to make sure that people who need support to stay safely in their own homes can access the funding they genuinely need, without facing unexpected shortfalls or out-of-pocket costs. This is about making a real, practical difference to people’s lives.”
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