Disabled Facilities Grant income/savings threshold?

crumpetman

Hi


My partner is disabled and we are looking for some adaptations to our house, we have had a visit from the local council and been given some options on things that can be done (stair lift, door widening etc) and also been left with a chunky form to fill in in order to apply for a grant. The income/savings threshold for eligibility are not clear, it only shows that the first £6000 of savings are not taken into account. For any other means tested benefit I have looked at, neither myself or partner are eligible. I would rather not spend a couple of hours filling in forms and giving details of all of our savings/pension/expenses only to be told we are not eligible for a grant.


Does anyone know if there is a definite cut off point for these grants? For example, household income over £30k and/or savings over £20k?

poppy12345

All I can find is saving of over £6000 are taken into consideration when working out how much you can have. If you have savings of £20,000 then it's very unlikely you'll get anything towards the cost.

Mojisola

I don't know if all councils use the same formula but here's one example -
How a person’s income and capital are determined
The weekly income of the disabled person and their partner is taken into account. This includes net earnings from employment, pensions, benefits, rental income, maintenance etc.
Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance are not counted as income.
Capital over £6000 is treated as a weekly tariff income.
£1 for each £250 or part of £250 in excess of £6000 is added to their overall income for the week
e.g. if you have savings of £7500, of that amount £1500 will be used in the calculation and will result in £6 added to the weekly income -
£1500 ÷ £250 = £6.
For those over 60 years of age the weekly tariff income is £1 for each £500 or part £500 in excess of £6000.
http://www.boston.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=5933&p=0

crumpetman

Thanks for the info, would love to know where they are getting 4% net on savings!

I very much doubt we will qualify for any means tested benefits or grants.

teddysmum

crumpetman wrote: »

Thanks for the info, would love to know where they are getting 4% net on savings!

I very much doubt we will qualify for any means tested benefits or grants.

I remember that formula from way back and it isn't a mere 4% interest (The assumed savings rate was unrealistic even during the good interest times).


It's £1 per week interest assumed on £250, so £52/year which is over 20% for the year.

sheramber

The means test is based on income, outgoings and savings