Have your say on proposed extra support for disabled people to have home adaptations

Another week, another council consultation. This time, RBWM is asking the good burghers of Windsor for their take on a draft policy which, if approved, would mean extra financial support for disabled people to have household adaptions, helping them to live safe and independent lives at home. 

Let the elected officials know your views on our draft Disabled Facilities Grant and Housing Assistance Policy, which would be used to decide applications for funding assistance for eligible works, including ramps, stair lifts, level access showers and door-widening.

Several additional packages of discretionary assistance are proposed, above and beyond the statutory support already offered to disabled people. This includes a new means-tested top-up on the mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants for those in financial hardship, doubling the maximum available for eligible works to £60,000.

The consultation runs until Friday 2 February 2024. Head to the RBWM website to take part and there’s more info in the press release.