Issue details
The Housing Assistance Policy
Councils across England are required by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 to offer Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) to people who qualify. These grants are mandatory but they are restricted to helping people with disabilities to adapt their homes to make them accessible and more suitable for their needs. The funding for these grants comes from central Government via the Better Care Fund. If a Council wishes to offer financial assistance towards anything other than DFGs they have to adopt and publish a Housing Assistance Policy giving full details of the assistance they will offer to householders in their area for property adaptation, improvement or repair. Thanet District Council adopted such a Policy in 2019 and this policy is now due for review.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Significant effect on communities;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/11/2024
Decision due: 10 Dec 2024 by Overview & Scrutiny Panel
Decision due: 19 Dec 2024 by Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Helen Whitehead, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing Cllr-Helen.Whitehead@thanet.gov.uk
Lead director: Bob Porter
Contact: Ashley Jackson, Head of Housing and Planning Email: ashley.jackson@thanet.gov.uk.
What the decision will mean: The decision will mean that the Council can apply the revised policy to Disabled Facilities Grant awards and other discretionary elements within the policy
Decisions
- 20/12/2024 - Housing Allocations Policy
- 20/12/2024 - Disabled Facilities Grants - Housing Assistance Policy
Agenda items
- 10/12/2024 - Overview & Scrutiny Panel The Housing Assistance Policy 10/12/2024
- 19/12/2024 - Cabinet Housing Allocations Policy 19/12/2024
- 19/12/2024 - Cabinet Disabled Facilities Grants - Housing Assistance Policy 19/12/2024
Documents
- OSP report
- Cabinet report