Changes announced to Disabled Facilities Grant

The following changes to the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) programme, announced by the government in February this year, will come into force on 22nd May 2008:
The maximum grant limit will be raised from £25,000 to £30,000
Local authorities will have the discretion to impose a limited charge on owner-occupied adapted properties if the property is sold within 10 years
'Access to the garden' will come under the scope of the DFG
DFG applicants claiming Council Tax Benefit, Housing Benefit and Working Tax Credit with an income under £15,050 will be passported through the means test
DFG applicants claiming Child Tax Credit with an income below £15,050 will also be passported through the means test
Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit payments will be disregarded as income and earnings.
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