Discretionary Disabled Adaptations Financial Assistance (Southampton)

Description

A discretionary top-up scheme sitting alongside Southampton City Council's mandatory £30,000 Disabled Facilities Grant, funding smaller adaptations that fall outside the major-adaptations DFG process. It can top up the council's separate £1,000 minor-adaptations threshold, applying the same tenure and purpose eligibility as the mandatory DFG; where discretionary assistance exceeds £5,000, the council places a charge against the property (capped at £10,000).

Eligibility summary

• Available in: England.
• Open to individuals — not restricted to businesses.

Notes

Southampton City Council's own Discretionary Disabled Adaptations Financial Assistance Policy sets out the top-up rules; details found via secondary council committee documents rather than a live public-facing page at research time. Re-verified 19 August 2026 via the council's published January 2026 policy document (southampton.gov.uk, the main disabled-grant page itself is behind an Imperva bot-check that blocks automated fetch): the policy confirms a maximum of £100,000 in discretionary assistance, considered where adaptation costs exceed the £30,000 mandatory DFG limit and the case supports Better Care Plan outcomes; the £5,000-trigger/£10,000-cap property charge rule is unchanged.

Requirement

Same core tenure and purpose eligibility as the mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant — a disabled occupant needing adaptations, assessed and recommended via an occupational therapist referral.