Disabled Home Relocation Grant
In addition to the Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) we also offer a range of discretionary grants so we can help as many disabled residents in Cherwell in the best way possible. All applications for disabled adaptation grants must be supported by an Occupational Therapist's referral. In these pages we have provided a brief overview of our available grants. If you think that you, or someone you know, would benefit from this grant or any of our other adaptations grants or assistance, contact Oxfordshire County Council to request an Occupational Therapist's assessment.
Disabled Home Relocation Grant Overview
The Disabled Home Relocation Grant is available to help Cherwell residents with disabilities to relocate to an appropriate property when adaptation of their current property is proving prohibitively difficult or costly.
Eligible applicants
- This grant is available to applicants who meet the criteria for a Mandatory DFG
- This grant is available to applicants from all property tenures
Qualifying criteria
- Adaptation works have been identified as necessary and appropriate by an OT but Cherwell District Council has judged that adaptation of the applicant’s existing property is not reasonable and/or practicable to meet the applicant’s needs.
- Relocation must demonstrably improve the outcome for the client and/or reduce the cost and/or complexity of adaptation works.
- Nil-contribution under the DFG means test.
Eligible works
- Reasonable and appropriate costs associated with moving from their current accommodation to accommodation which is already adapted or can be readily adapted.
- Necessary and appropriate adaptations to the new property.
Key conditions
- No more than one grant per property/household in a 5-year period
- Other standard DFG conditions apply
- This grant is not repayable unless a grant condition is breached
Maximum grant value
- Up to £10,000
Note: All discretionary grants are subject to funding availability and may be withdrawn or amended without notice.