The Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), which is means tested, helps to pay for essential home adaptations. You could have better freedom of movement into and around your home and access to essential facilities within the home.

These adaptations include:

• grab rails
• stairlifts
• ramps
• improved lighting and heating

DFGs are the responsibility of your local District or Borough Council housing authority. You can apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant (or DFG) as an owner or a tenant of a property.  You will need to contact the Occupational Therapy Service on 024 7683 3003 or email ASCDirect@coventry.gov.uk. They will send you a referral form that you will need to complete and return to them outlining what difficulties you are experiencing due to your disability. Upon receipt of that, if appropriate, an Occupational Therapist will visit you. You may wish to have a relative, friend or carer with you at the visit.

There is a range of lifts, hoists and equipment available to meet the needs of people with disabilities and it may be that your needs can be met by some other form of assistance.

You can find out more about Disabled Facility Grants on Coventry City Councils website by clicking here.