Find out our sources of funding that support the HAP.
The main sources of funding that are available to support the delivery of this policy are:
Local Housing Authorities are obliged first and foremost to deliver mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants. In addition, we will offer a range of discretionary grants to help older and disabled people of all ages to live as independently and safely as possible in their homes. Full details of discretionary assistance can be found in Appendix B of this policy. This additional assistance however should not be promoted at the expense of delays to the statutory function under the mandatory grant process.
Where funding allows, and subject to meeting the requirement for mandatory and discretionary assistance, part of the funding may be allocated for specified social care capital projects. These will be decided by following the BCF spending plan jointly agreed upon between us and the relevant Clinical Commissioning Groups. This plan must be developed in keeping with the appropriate BCF Policy Framework and BCF Planning Guidance for the specified year (which provides specific guidance on Disabled Facilities Grants).
This information will be used to make necessary changes to grant assistance available. These will be approved through the appropriate governance structures and published on the Council’s website as policy Appendix B amendments.
This Policy is designed to contribute towards the council’s and partners strategic aims and objectives by assisting with (the list below does not imply a priority order):