Issue - meetings

(Relevant Portfolio Holder: Councillor K Wright)

The Leader introduced the report of the Director of Housing and Inclusion which provided an overview of the disabled facilities grants programme and proposed changes to the relevant policies which would enable more people to access and benefit from these grants.

In reaching the decision below, Cabinet considered the details as set out in the report before it and accepted the reasons contained therein.

RESOLVED  A.      That the Disabled Adaptations Policy 2015 be amended to remove the requirement for a financial means test to be carried out for disabled facilities grant (DFG) applications and that this be applied to all current and future DFG applications.

                        B.      That S.18 of the Housing Renewal Assistance Policy 2015 be amended to reflect the removal of the financial means test for DFGs.

                          C.     That £50,000 of the 2019/20 disabled facilities grant allocation be used to fund the West Lancs. Winter Warm Scheme.

                        D.     That the Director of Housing and Inclusion be given the delegated authority, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder, to decide when to reintroduce or suspend the financial means test for disabled facilities grants.

                       E.      That the Director of Housing and Inclusion be given the delegated authority, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder, to determine the amount of DFG funding, if any, to be used to fund the West Lancs. Winter Warm Scheme on an annual basis.