Disabled Facilities Grant Information Sheet

It is a condition of the grant that a local land charge will be made in the case of owner occupied application where the grant exceeds £6,000. This allows the recovery of funds in the event of a property subsequently being sold or otherwise disposed of. The land charge will be made for the amount that exceeds £5,000, for example in the case of a grant for £6,000 a £1,000 land charge will be taken, up to the maximum allowed (at this point £10,000).

Land charges exceptional circumstances However, when a property is disposed of, repayment of the land charge may be exempt in the following circumstances:

• If a customer moves to another property within the ten-year period that does not require adaptations to be carried out; the new property is more appropriate to their needs, as confirmed by an occupational therapist, repayment will be waived.
• If the customer is moving into an enhanced or extra care accommodation.
• If the customer's death results in a child inheriting the whole of the property whose financial position is such that they could not raise a mortgage or a loan to repay the charge. This is intended to be a safeguard for children who have a mental impairment or who have acted as a carer for their parent.