Freedom of information response

1. How many home adaptations were delivered in the following financial years under the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)?

I) 2019-20                   84

II) 2020-21                  56

III) 2021-22                 66

IV) 2022-23                 67

V) 2023-24                  62

2. How many of the home adaptations delivered, as outlined in question 1, related to a) under-18s, and b) adults aged between 18 and 64? Please break the figures down by the following financial years?

I) 2019-20                a). 14                    b). 31

II) 2020-21               a). 11                    b). 12

III) 2021-22              a). 11                    b). 30

IV) 2022-23              a). 26                    b). 22

V) 2023-24               a). 19                    b). 21

3. Of home adaptations delivered under the DFG in the following financial years, what was the average amount of time, in days, for a home adaptation to be completed from the time of the resident’s initial enquiry*?

I) 2019-20                 195 Days

II) 2020-21                179 Days

III) 2021-22               187 Days

IV) 2022-23               260 Days

V) 2023-24                212 Days

*Please understand an “initial enquiry’’ in all questions as the first contact made by/on behalf of the resident with the local authority regarding a home adaptation, rather than the point at which an application was formally submitted. If such timeframes cannot be calculated because the data is not accessible in this format, please provide timeframes using the nearest data you have available, and explain what this timeframe relates to

PLEASE NOTE: This does may not include the time period between “First contact” or “First Enquiry” with the Council until the OT DFG Recommendation was received by our Service.

4. Of home adaptations delivered under the DFG in the following financial years, what was the average amount of time, in days, for a home adaptation to be completed from the time of the initial enquiry for cases relating to under-18s?

I) 2019-20                   289 Days

II) 2020-21                  224 Days

III) 2021-22                 118 Days

IV) 2022-23                 378 Days

V) 2023-24                  218 Days

5. Of home adaptations delivered under the DFG in the following financial years, what was the average amount of time, in days, for a home adaptation to be completed from the time of the initial enquiry for cases relating to those aged 18-64?

I) 2019-20                    173 Days

II) 2020-21                   194 Days

III) 2021-22                  199 Days

IV) 2022-23                  167 Days

V) 2023-24                   227 Days

6. Among residents whose DFG enquiries or applications remain open, what is the longest amount of time a case has been ongoing (in days)? Please provide a figure from the point at which the resident first enquired* about a home adaptation.

1288 Days

*Please understand ‘first enquired’ as the first contact made by/on behalf of the resident with the local authority regarding a home adaptation, rather than the point at which an application was formally submitted. If such timeframes cannot be calculated because the data is not accessible in this format, please provide timeframes using the nearest data you have available, and explain what this timeframe relates to

7. Did the case in question 6 relate to an individual aged i) under-18, ii) 16-64 or iii) 65 and over?

1. Under 18

8. What was the total cost of the home adaptations delivered under the DFG in each of the following financial years?

I) 2019-20      £503,521.54

II) 2020-21     £327,578.40

III) 2021-22    £312,812.62

IV) 2022-23    £445,701.37

V) 2023-24     £390,419.26

9. Do you use discretionary powers to top up grants?

       Yes.