Waiting periods for Disability Facility Grants

This request concerns waiting periods for Disability Facility Grants.

1) Please state the number of applications for Disabled Facility Grants received by your local authority. Please provide information for the following financial years:

a) 2012/13

b) 2013/14

c) 2014/15

d) 2015/16

e) 2016/17 to 25th July 2017.

2) Of these applications received, please state the number of Disabled Facility Grants that were

a) Approved

b) Rejected

By your local authority.

Please provide information for the following financial years:

a) 2012/13

b) 2013/14

c) 2014/15

d) 2015/16

e) 2016/17 to 25th July 2017.

3) For applications rejected, please state the number of these rejections that were overturned at appeal and approved. Please provide information for the following financial years:

a) 2012/13

b) 2013/14

c) 2014/15

d) 2015/16

e) 2016/17 to 25th July 2017.

4) Please state the average waiting period for an applicant to receive a decision about their application for a Disabled Facility Grant. Please provide information for the following financial years:
a) 2012/13

b) 2013/14

c) 2014/15

d) 2015/16

e) 2016/17 to 25th July 2017.

5) Please state the average waiting periods for an applicant to receive their first payment after a decision has been made to approve their application for a Disabled Facility Grant.

Please provide information for the following financial years:

a) 2012/13

b) 2013/14

c) 2014/15

d) 2015/16

e) 2016/17 to 25th July 2017.

6) Please state the mean average total Disabled Facility Grant paid by your local authority to applicants. Please provide information for the following financial years:

a) 2012/13

b) 2013/14

c) 2014/15

d) 2015/16

e) 2016/17 to 25th July 2017.

Please note that Devon County Council is not responsible for administering Disabled Facilities Grants. Therefore this information is not held.

In the interest of providing you with advice and assistance I can confirm that responsibility for administering Disabled Facilities Grants rests with each of the District and Unitary Councils in Devon. Should you wish to obtain this information you are advised to contact each of these public authorities separately.

Contact details for these Councils are available from the link below;

District & Unitary Councils in Devon