🚚 Relocation & Extra Work – Disabled Facilities Grant

Sometimes, it’s not possible to make the changes needed to a home. If that happens, the Council may help you move to a new home that better suits your needs.

🏡 Relocation Support

If the Council agrees that moving is the best option, they may help with:

• Legal fees
• Estate agent fees
• Stamp duty (lowest rate)
• Land registration fees
• Survey fees
• Moving costs (based on two quotes)

They may also help with small changes to the new home, based on advice from Social Services.

👉 A Council officer will check the new home before any grant is given.

🛠 Extra Work Not Covered by the Grant

If you want to do more work than what’s recommended:

• The Council will only pay for the essential work
• You must pay for anything extra yourself
• The grant will only be approved if the work meets the disabled person’s needs

📋 Getting Paid

The Council will pay the grant after the work is finished and checked.

For big jobs like extensions, they may pay in stages—after each part is inspected.

You’ll need to give the Council:

• Planning permission documents
• Building regulations certificates
• Any other legal paperwork (like Party Wall notices)