Anybody who is a homeowner, privately renting or lives in a housing association property.

Please note – if you are a council tenant, then you will need to contact the property services team here.

Landlords can also apply on behalf of their disabled tenants. Parents can make an application on behalf of their disabled children under the age of 16 or for young adults whom they still receive child benefits for.

More information can be found on the Disability Rights UK website – link opposite.

The DFG is means tested but if you are in receipt of certain benefits you do not have to complete a means test and will be eligible for the fully funded grant of £30000. The benefits are:

• Housing Benefit
• Income Support
• Guaranteed Pension Credit
• Income Related ESA (not contribution based)
• Universal Credit

Mandatory grants for children who are under the age of 19 years and where child benefit is payable.

Landlords do not have to complete a means test when applying for grant funding for their disabled tenant are not means tested.   

Winchester City Council can award non means tested discretionary grants for assessed eligible works. A discretionary grant may fund the first £15000 of any works through the Better Care Fund. 

• Grants will not be paid retrospectively for works you have already completed prior to applying for grant funding.
• After the work has been satisfactorily inspected the local authority will, in most cases, pay the contractor directly.
• The local authority may pay the grant in instalments as the work progresses or once all the work has been completed. 
• If the works should exceed the £30,000 maximum mandatory grant, each individual case will be assessed to determine how the shortfall will be funded. This will be explained to you by the Grant Officer.

The self-referral form is only for home owners / housing association tenants and private rental tenants. If you are a Winchester City Council Tenant you will need to contact the property services team here.

Complete the Self Referral Form for DFG on this web page. Please see the link opposite.

*Please note – you will be asked to log in to access the form. This is your usual ‘my council services login’ details. If you haven’t already created this log in to access all the council services, then you will need to create an account first*

Once the form has been received by Winchester City Council (WCC), our in house Occupational Therapist (OT) will contact you and complete an assessment which is a legal requirement for all DFG applications.

Once the OT assessment has been completed the OT will make their recommendations and agree a plan for the project with you. WCC DFG team will then work with you and any other parties involved such as contractors, architects, surveyors and other agencies that may have a relevant interest in the case.

It is important to note that the contract for the adaptations work is between you and the chosen contractor and not with the council.

If you have questions regarding this, contact:

01962 848 455 or DisabledFacilitiesGrant@winchester.gov.uk

Grant Approval

Once the above process has been completed you will be sent a Grant Application Form which you will need to complete and also supply any other information requested by WCC. This information should be returned to WCC as soon as possible to avoid delays. WCC are legally bound to approve your application in writing within 6 months of receiving the completed application.