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Additional Disabled Facilities Grant 2024/25 financial year

Annually all local authorities in England are allocated a Disabled Facilities Grant budget through the Better Care Fund. The purpose of which is to allow Housing Authorities to meet their statutory duties as set out in the Housing Construction and Generation Act 1996 (as amended) to administer Disabled Facilities Grants to eligible citizens as detailed in the legislation. In addition, the Regulatory Reform Order 2002 which allows local authorities to make local decisions on some expenditure and this is set out in the published Financial Assistance Policy as requested in the legislation.
Delegated approval was given at Cabinet on 23 January 2024 (Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget Proposals 2024/25) to accept funding of £3,848,548 allocated in April 2024.
In January 2025 officers were advised we are being allocated a further £529,560 for the financial year 2024/25.

Decision type: Non-key

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/01/2025

Decision due: 20 Jan 2025 by Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration

Lead member: Councillor Barry Parsons, Chair of the Homes and Housing Delivery Committee Cllr.Barry.Parsons@bristol.gov.uk

Contact: John Smith, Interim Executive Director: Growth & Regeneration Email: john.smith2@bristol.gov.uk.

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