Disabled Facilities Grants
(asked on 7th July 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total amount of Disabilities Facilities Grant money that has been awarded to households (1) in each of the past three years, and (2) by each local authority.
This Government has increased central funding to councils for Disabled Facilities Grant, as illustrated by the table below.
2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
£169m | £180m | £180m | £180m | £185m | £220m |
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| £20m* | £40m* |
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* Additional funding provided by the Department of Health
A table showing figures for each local authority has been placed in the Library of the House.
The total amount of Disabled Facilities Grant expenditure by local authorities was £298 million in 2011-12 and £275 million in 2012-13; figures for 2013-14 will be available in the Autumn.