Response 1798480

Response to request for information

Reference

1798480

Response date

4 July 2023

Request

Please may you provide data on:

• The number of applications the council has received for Disabled Facilities Grants in the last five years
• The number of applications that have been accepted resulting in a Disabled Facilities Grant being awarded in this timeframe
• The average time, from the date an application is received, it takes the council to make a decision on the application
• The total amount the council has awarded on Disabled Facilities Grants in the last five years, split by year.

Response

• The number of applications the council has received for Disabled Facilities Grants in the last five years - 319
• The number of applications that have been accepted resulting in a Disabled Facilities Grant being awarded in this timeframe - 302
• The average time, from the date an application is received, it takes the council to make a decision on the application - 9 weeks
• The total amount the council has awarded on Disabled Facilities Grants in the last five years, split by year.
  • 2019/20: £432,000
  • 2020/21: £476,000
  • 2021/22: £827,000
  • 2022/23: £920,323
  • 2023/24 to date: £189,953