The decision to scrap the disabled facilities grant means test in England is extremely good news for families with ... The decision to scrap the disabled facilities grant means test in England is ...

"From early next year the means test for parents of children with disabilities who apply for the Disabled Facilities Grant will be abolished." ...

Wales has moved to abolish means testing of the Disabled Facilities Grant ... as the only part of the UK where the grant is means tested. Campaigners said ministers would now have to acknowledge that ...

More than 1,000 people across the district signed a petition urging the Government to ditch the means testing of parents with disabled children who apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG).

The decision to abolish the means test for the disabled facilities grant from December will make it easier for families to apply for up to £25,000 for disability improvements to their home. It follows ...

More than 100 MPs from across the political spectrum have added their support to a campaign to abolish means testing of the Disabled Facilities Grant, which helps families ... Currently, the means ...

Junior housing minister Baroness Andrews has scrapped the means test for the parents of children aged under 19 who are eligible for the disabled facilities grant. The grant pays towards adaptations ...

The current Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) has been criticised by ... would like to see several improvements. Firstly, the means test should be abolished (following the lead of Northern Ireland).

The Housing Executive has spent a total of £6.6m on Disabled Facilities Grants ... Parents applying for the grant have not been required to undergo a means test of their income since February ...

The grant can help in situations where a home being in poor condition is making someone’s health condition worse. Researchers for Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies, heard ...

Thousands of elderly and disabled people in Cornwall will be charged for care in a bid to cut costs. Cornwall Council is to means test people about their capital as well as their income from ...

Flintshire councillors have supported plans to lower how much grant funding disabled residents can apply for without means-testing ... can apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) to make ...