For disabled people: Disabled Facilities Grant
If you or someone in your household is disabled you might be able to get a Disabled Facilities Grant. This grant is available from your Local Authority and is there to help you pay for adaptations that will allow a disabled people to live independently in their home. The person applying for the grant does not have to be the disabled person. The grant is mandatory, which means that as long as you meet the criteria and apply in the correct way, the Local Authority is obliged to award you the grant.
You may find the process of applying for a Disabled Facilities Grant extremely complicated so get help from a solicitor or specialist adviser.
For more information see the following external websites:
Adviceguide: Disabled Facilities Grant (external website)
Department for Communities and Local Government: Disabled Facilities Grant (external website)
Age Concern: Older homeowners - financial help with repairs and adaptions (external website / this is a pdf document)
Deaf and hard of hearing people
Find out about benefits and services available for deaf and hard of hearing people from the Royal National Institute of the Deaf (external website).
Disabled people in Manchester
Manchester City Council may be able to offer you help by:
- Supplying you with equipment
- Adapting your property
- Giving you support to stay in your home
- Helping you to move to a more suitable property
Get more information about help for disabled people in Manchester from the City Council (external website).
Home improvements
Adviceguide has information about help available to homeowners to improve their properties (external website)
Homeowners in Manchester
If your home needs essential repairs or adaptations, Manchester City Council can help you by offering advice and assistance to arrange a low cost loan. The scheme targets older people on benefits but may also be able to help other people. Find out more about the Home Improvement Scheme (external website)
Further help for older people is available from Manchester Care and Repair (external website). This is a not for profit organisation that can help over 60's in North, East and Central Manchester with:
- Home repairs
- Small jobs around the home
- Home safety
- Staying independent
- Energy efficiency
Care and Repair will also give help and advice to people under 60 who live in Gorton, Longsight and Levenshulme. Help is available regarding home repairs and home security.
For more information contact Care and Repair on telephone number 0161 872 5500 or send an email
Group Repair
Help for council tenants in Manchester
Manchester City Council can offer help to some council tenants (external website) - usually older and / or disabled people - with the following:
- Home improvements
- Gardening
- Energy efficiency
- Decorating
- Furniture
Help for private tenants in Manchester
Manchester Care and Repair offers a support service to private tenants aged over 60 living in North, East and Central Manchester and to private tenants aged under 60 living in Gorton, Levenshulme and Longsight.
For more information contact Care and Repair on telephone number 0161 872 5500 or send an email
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Information Provider:
Manchester Advice
Date Reviewed:
27 October 2008
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