Decision details

Disabled Facilities Grant Policy

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Director of Economic Development and Planning submitted a report proposing amendments to the Private Sector grant policy which would allow an improved DFG disabled facilities grant offer to households.

 

Members were reminded that:

·         The current private sector policy was adopted in October 2020 and has operated for over 2 years.

 

·         Members’ approval is required to make any changes to the policy. 

 

·         The Regulatory Reform Order allows district authorities to determine individual private sector grant policies and commit the Better Care Funding allocated by Central Government via Lancashire County Council.

 

The Report noted that the proposed changes to the existing policy introduced two new discretionary grant offers, these were out in Appendix 1 to the report.

 

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

 

Agreed to the proposed changes to the DFG policy, with the exception that the Dementia Grant would be widened in scope to include all households where there has been a diagnosis of a neurological disorder by a medical practitioner. 

 

The proposed DFG policy changes would be subject to a period of consultation.  Should no issues of any significance arise and in consultation with the Chair of Health and Housing Committee, the amended policy can be adopted and operational as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

Agreed that officers are to look into the processes involved regarding OT’s and Contractors to find out if it can be speeded up. 

 

 

 

 

 

Publication date: 02/02/2023

Date of decision: 19/01/2023

Decided at meeting: 19/01/2023 - Health and Housing

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