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Discretionary Disabled Facilities Grant (Camden)

Camden Council

Description

A local top-up on top of the mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant (capped nationally at £30,000) for Camden residents whose assessed, reasonable cost of disability-related structural home adaptations exceeds that cap and who have no contribution of their own to make toward the shortfall. Distinct from — and additional to — the national mandatory scheme already covered elsewhere in this directory.

Amount

Up to an additional £15,000 on top of the £30,000 mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant cap

Deadline

Rolling / no fixed deadline

Eligibility summary

  • Available in: England.
  • Open to individuals — not restricted to businesses.
Notes
Re-verified 2026-08-19 with a direct fetch (camden.gov.uk was no longer blocking automated access) — the council's page confirms the £15,000 top-up figure exactly: 'Where the reasonable costs of structural building works is more than £30,000 and the applicant has been assessed as having no contribution to make. This shall be limited to an additional £15,000.' The same page also lists several other discretionary DFG-adjacent grants (a means-test-free Fast Track route under £15,000, a £4,500 Hospital Discharge Grant, a £2,500 Independence at Home Grant) not modelled as separate entries here since they serve different, narrower purposes.
Requirement
Camden residents who already qualify for a mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant, whose assessed reasonable cost of necessary structural works exceeds the £30,000 mandatory cap, and who have been assessed (via the means test) as having no contribution of their own to make toward the excess.

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How to apply

Discussed with Camden Council's Home Improvement Agency / occupational therapy team as part of a Disabled Facilities Grant application, once mandatory-grant costs are known to exceed £30,000.

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Other areas' version of this scheme

Discretionary Disabled Facilities Grant (Camden) is run locally — here's the same scheme in other areas.

Grant

Discretionary Disabled Facilities Grant (Lambeth)

Lambeth Council

A local top-up on top of the mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant (capped nationally at £30,000) for Lambeth residents whose assessed, reasonable cost of disability-related structural home adaptations exceeds that cap. Considered in exceptional cases only by a review panel drawn from Housing, Regeneration and Environment, and Adult and Community Services — distinct from, and additional to, the national mandatory scheme already covered elsewhere in this directory.

Discretionary — assessed on an individual, exceptional-case basis; no standard top-up figure publishedRolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandLondon Borough of Lambeth

Last verified: 19 August 2026. See the footer disclaimer — this is general information, not financial or tax advice.