Disabled Facilities Grants for Children Information Sheet

These are some of the things that have to be considered:

• Is it possible that your child will be using a manual wheelchair and/or a powered wheelchair?
• Is your home large enough for your child to manoeuvre around in a wheelchair (if applicable)?
• Is your bathroom large enough to accommodate a wheelchair (if applicable)?
• Is the hallway wide enough for a wheelchair (if applicable)?
• Can your child get upstairs?
• Will your child be able to use a stairlift?
• What is the access like to your home from outside? Is it steep?
• Is there sufficient space upstairs for a wheelchair to manoeuvre (if applicable)?
• Can a wheelchair access the kitchen (if applicable)?
• Is there sufficient room to extend the property if necessary?
• Has the property been adapted or extended in the past? (This may affect the type and extent of any future works that can be carried out to the property). 
• Is planning permission likely to be a problem?
• Not all properties are suitable for adaptation, depending on the nature and extent of the adaptations required and the layout and construction of the property.