Disabled Facilities Grants: East of England
(asked on 29th April 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people have received funding from the Disabled Facilities Grant in (a) South West Norfolk constituency, (b) Norfolk and (c) East Anglia in each of the last 14 years.
The Disabled Facilities Grant allocation to South West Norfolk constituency, Norfolk and East Anglia for the last ten years is shown below. This information is not available prior to 2015-16:
Year | Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Norfolk County Council | East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough) |
2015-16 | £759,000 | £3,753,000 | £9,210,000 |
2016-17 | £1,248,225 | £6,367,664 | £16,194,692 |
2017-18 | £1,352,170 | £6,923,659 | £17,680,001 |
2018-19 | £1,456,115 | £7,479,654 | £19,165,308 |
2019-20 | £1,571,235 | £8,070,995 | £20,680,514 |
2020-21 | £1,782,807 | £9,157,782 | £23,465,217 |
2021-22 | £1,782,807 | £9,157,782 | £23,465,217 |
2022-23 | £1,782,807 | £9,157,782 | £23,465,217 |
2023-24 | £1,938,375 | £9,956,890 | £25,512,792 |
2024-25 | £2,212,175 | £11,363,321 | £29,116,526 |
This information is also available through the website of Foundations, the National Body for DFGs and Home Improvement Agencies here: Disabled Facilities Grant Annual Allocations.
It is for local authorities to decide how to spend their allocation and deliver adaptations to eligible disabled and older people. Government does not hold data on how many people have received Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding.
This Government recognises how important home adaptations are in enabling disabled people to live as independently as possible in a safe and suitable environment. This is why government awarded an £86 million in-year uplift to the DFG for 2024-25, bringing the total funding for 2024-25 to £711 million. The Government has also confirmed £711 million for the DFG for 2025-26.
We are also reviewing the allocations formula for the DFG to ensure the funding is aligned with local needs and will consult on a new approach during 2025. Any changes in policy that require additional funding would be subject to the Spending Review.