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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Disabled facilities grants by local authority area and type of grant
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[Collapse]Grants                                        The number of completed grants includes only those grants where the work has been completed. Information on the number of grants completed by private tenants and registered social landlord tenants was only collected from 2009-10 onwards. The number of unspecified grants completed was collected from 2006-07.<br /><br />Expenditure is only included if it relates to work which has been completed. <br /><br />Additional non-mandatory assistance includes top-up loans and grants. Any assistance must be specifically supporting a disabled adaption rather than general improvement works. The amount of additional non-mandatory assistance was collected from 2009-10 onwards. <br />                <br />                [Filter]
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[Expand]Click here to sortNumber of dwellings improved[Expand]Click here to sortNumber of valid grant applications[Expand]Click here to sortNumber of grant applications approved[Expand]Click here to sortAmount of grant applications approved (£)[Collapse]Number of grants completed: TotalClick here to sortNumber of grants completed: Total[Expand]Click here to sortAmount of grants completed (£)[Expand]Click here to sortCost of eligible works of all completed grants (£)[Expand]Click here to sortOf those completed how many grants cover the full cost of eligible works[Expand]Click here to sortOf those completed how many grants are not covering the full cost of eligible works[Expand]Click here to sortAmount of additional non-mandatory assistance (£)
Click here to sortNumber of grants completed: Owner occupierClick here to sortNumber of grants completed: Private landlordClick here to sortNumber of grants completed: Private tenantClick here to sortNumber of grants completed: Private renting (2013-14 onwards)Click here to sortNumber of grants completed: RSL tenantClick here to sortNumber of grants completed: Local authority tenantClick here to sortNumber of grants completed: Unspecified
Wales28,09626,19224,542.The data item is not applicable13,733.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,5363142,427.The data item is not applicable18,010148,590,092153,785,169(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.16,9561,04110,224,306
Isle of Anglesey322293337.The data item is not applicable299.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2500.The data item is not applicable3242,341,3262,358,330(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.31212188,869
Gwynedd282282282.The data item is not applicable224.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5800.The data item is not applicable2822,865,6122,873,609(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2775537,834
Conwy1,100678661.The data item is not applicable504.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable117180.The data item is not applicable6393,935,3513,973,157(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.59940797,668
Denbighshire490620507.The data item is not applicable366.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable12400.The data item is not applicable4905,210,7395,256,402(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.46624445,747
Flintshire334370312.The data item is not applicable271.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2300.The data item is not applicable2943,075,1823,415,621(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.27420326,915
Wrexham845946946.The data item is not applicable335.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable430467.The data item is not applicable8456,393,1216,449,126(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.79649660,047
Powys4,4404,4404,440.The data item is not applicable299.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6000.The data item is not applicable3593,560,6423,595,162(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.328312,314,562
Ceredigion811990850.The data item is not applicable384.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable67330.The data item is not applicable4844,436,2284,666,916(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.44539480,112
Pembrokeshire596798727.The data item is not applicable509.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7908.The data item is not applicable5964,181,3294,274,370(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.542540
Carmarthenshire9381,0591,038.The data item is not applicable906.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3200.The data item is not applicable9388,396,6448,487,720(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.8478880,072
Swansea4,9511,8191,541.The data item is not applicable1,108.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1620112.The data item is not applicable1,38215,558,77817,590,284(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,372101,932,595
Neath Port Talbot1,1601,4851,311.The data item is not applicable968.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable153381.The data item is not applicable1,16012,227,50612,411,763(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,0461140
Bridgend6781,4651,350.The data item is not applicable440.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable641740.The data item is not applicable6786,809,4596,988,237(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.632466,544
Vale of Glamorgan447457465.The data item is not applicable391.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5400.The data item is not applicable4453,737,3323,808,508(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.39649735,934
Cardiff4,7975,3275,195.The data item is not applicable2,773.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable17991,836.The data item is not applicable4,79731,045,85731,165,399(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.4,72275479,606
Rhondda Cynon Taf1,4461,6701,660.The data item is not applicable1,286.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable152110.The data item is not applicable1,44915,667,90016,055,372(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,30214736,000
Merthyr Tydfil235368249.The data item is not applicable191.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable13310.The data item is not applicable2352,524,0492,535,490(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.224110
Caerphilly582584548.The data item is not applicable532.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5000.The data item is not applicable5823,209,6543,281,413(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.50973268,974
Blaenau Gwent1,393204204.The data item is not applicable193.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable902.The data item is not applicable2041,653,3631,693,795(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.16430463,865
Torfaen8311,098877.The data item is not applicable803.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2701.The data item is not applicable8315,329,4475,414,888(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.7844754,967
Monmouthshire898675479.The data item is not applicable461.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1500.The data item is not applicable4762,480,6903,423,842(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.45422413,995
Newport520564563.The data item is not applicable490.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3000.The data item is not applicable5203,949,8834,065,765(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.465550

Metadata

General description

The information presented here relates to Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) and is collected by the Welsh Government in order to monitor the effectiveness of current policy and to help develop future policy in this area. This information helps provide a picture of the number and types of Disabled Facilities Grants and the costs of adaptations at a local and national level. The Welsh Government local government finance department uses data on Disabled Facilities Grants in its local government settlement calculations and local authorities use the information for a number of reasons, including strategic planning for housing and completing Local Housing Market Assessments.

A Disabled Facilities Grant is a grant for the provision of services for a disabled person either in a dwelling or in the common parts of a building containing one or more flats. Disabled Facilities Grants are paid by the local authority and can help towards the cost of adapting a home to enable a disabled person to continue to live there. Examples of what a Disabled Facilities Grant might be used for are:
1) Improving access to a room, for example widening doors or installing a stair lift;
2) Providing additional bathing, for example a level access shower;
3) Making preparation of food and cooking easier, for example by providing low level units.

The payment of some Disabled Facilities Grants is mandatory under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 as amended by the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) order 2002. The amount of grant will depend on the cost of the approved works and the homeowner’s financial circumstances. The maximum grant payable is £36,000 in Wales but a local authority may use its discretion to pay additional costs if it chooses.

The data on Disabled Facilities Grants covers mandatory and non-mandatory grants where the final payments have been made and certified. Data on non-mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants has been collected and included in these statistics since 2009-10. Non-mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants only make up a small proportion of private sector renewal activity however caution should be taken when comparing figures from prior to 2009-10.


Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Local Authorities as at 31 March each year.

The data on Disabled Facilities Grants covers mandatory and non-mandatory grants where the final payments have been made and certified. Data on non-mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants has been collected and included in these statistics since 2009-10. Non-mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants only make up a small proportion of private sector renewal activity however caution should be taken when comparing figures from prior to 2009-10.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 1997-98.

Note that, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, data on Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) in Wales for 2019-20 were not collected.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

Data prior to the last period covered have been revised since previously published. Revisions are marked in the data with an (r).

Title

Disabled facilities grants

Last update

25 April 2024 25 April 2024

Next update

February 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Disabled facilities grant data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.housing@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Keywords

Housing, Disabled Facilities Grants, (DFGs), Assistance

Name

HOUS1301