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Making changes to your house
If your CMT is making it difficult for you to live independently there are various improvements and adaptations that may be available that could make life easier for you.
You may be able to get help to make these adaptations from your local social services or housing association grants (you may be expected, depending on your income, to pay some of the costs).
These grants are:
House renovation grants – is a discretionary grant (subject to means testing) to help you get your house fit to live in, especially if it is structurally unsound or in serious disrepair.
Disabled facilities grant – is a mandatory grant. This means that if an Occupational Therapist from social services believes that changes are really needed, then the grant will be made. This grant is designed to make changes to your house to make it easier for you to get into and around your home, or to provide suitably adapted kitchen and bathroom facilities. The grant is mandatory to a limit of £25,000, but your local authority may give you more.
You can get more information on DFGs here - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/HomeAndHousingOptions/YourHome/DG_4000642
- Home repair grant – is a discretionary grant and may be given to meet the costs of minor repairs, improvements or adaptations. The limit is £2,000 per application or £4,000 over three years. (In Scotland there is a mandatory grant to provide standard amenities to meet your needs as a disabled person. You can find information from your local authority.)
If you need more information about Adaptations to your home, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign produce a CD-ROM called "The Adaptations Manual"
To order a free copy
- call MDC's Information Line on
- email info@muscular-dystrophy.org
Date updated 21/11/2011
