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Data Provider: Welsh Government 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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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
Wales(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.35,165(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.32,68630,844.The data item is not applicable(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.17,575.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,8323902,916.The data item is not applicable(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.22,713192,893,927198,725,591(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.21,4381,13813,673,649
Isle of Anglesey413384428.The data item is not applicable384.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3100.The data item is not applicable4153,423,3643,440,368(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.40312188,869
Gwynedd357357357.The data item is not applicable281.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7600.The data item is not applicable3573,596,5273,609,420(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.3489619,931
Conwy1,223801784.The data item is not applicable612.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable129210.The data item is not applicable7624,818,9454,999,540(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.71745835,612
Denbighshire583713604.The data item is not applicable450.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable13300.The data item is not applicable5836,347,4426,393,156(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.55825598,751
Flintshire422540393.The data item is not applicable354.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2800.The data item is not applicable3824,157,8814,667,561(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.35329496,156
Wrexham1,0141,0771,077.The data item is not applicable408.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable480558.The data item is not applicable1,0148,625,6958,692,926(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.958561,075,629
Powys5,8875,8875,887.The data item is not applicable358.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7210.The data item is not applicable4314,284,6144,321,867(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.397342,799,672
Ceredigion1,0141,1591,019.The data item is not applicable481.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable71390.The data item is not applicable5915,454,6325,686,988(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.55239587,989
Pembrokeshire8691,1431,051.The data item is not applicable760.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable97111.The data item is not applicable8696,156,2476,263,303(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.812570
Carmarthenshire1,2501,4501,418.The data item is not applicable1,206.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4400.The data item is not applicable1,25011,351,21011,444,710(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,15889196,702
Swansea6,3342,2271,967.The data item is not applicable1,534.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1950112.The data item is not applicable1,84120,175,34422,282,612(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,818232,008,357
Neath Port Talbot1,4631,7411,589.The data item is not applicable1,232.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable178521.The data item is not applicable1,46315,370,06415,572,267(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,3451170
Bridgend9031,8071,692.The data item is not applicable601.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable942080.The data item is not applicable9039,691,4829,889,342(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.85547228,818
Vale of Glamorgan495505513.The data item is not applicable435.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5800.The data item is not applicable4934,202,8274,278,580(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.44152784,782
Cardiff5,8266,3046,172.The data item is not applicable3,361.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable223112,231.The data item is not applicable5,82638,934,84839,054,389(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.5,75175839,622
Rhondda Cynon Taf1,9452,1752,171.The data item is not applicable1,756.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable183130.The data item is not applicable1,95221,827,04522,255,039(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,79915336,000
Merthyr Tydfil309498323.The data item is not applicable249.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16440.The data item is not applicable3093,406,6073,418,047(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.295140
Caerphilly707731687.The data item is not applicable648.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5900.The data item is not applicable7074,103,7404,187,225(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.63176415,445
Blaenau Gwent1,487329324.The data item is not applicable283.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1302.The data item is not applicable2982,390,2502,430,682(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.25830575,945
Torfaen1,0321,3261,092.The data item is not applicable1,000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3101.The data item is not applicable1,0326,871,3766,962,567(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.97854143,587
Monmouthshire1,002841608.The data item is not applicable590.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1500.The data item is not applicable6052,573,5943,590,786(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.460231,241,782
Newport(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.630(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.691688.The data item is not applicable(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.592.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3800.The data item is not applicable(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.6305,130,1945,284,216(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.551790

Metadata

Title

Disabled facilities grants

Last update

22 May 2025 22 May 2025

Next update

February 2026

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

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).

Statistical quality

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

Keywords

Housing, Disabled Facilities Grants, (DFGs), Assistance