If you live in Wandsworth and are having problems coping in your home, help is available. If you would like advice and information on equipment (chair raisers etc.) and minor adaptations (grab rails, etc), please contact Wandsworth Community Equipment Service. Please contact the council's Occupational Therapy Service if you would like advice and information on other types of adaptations (including ramps, stairlifts, level access showers, widening of doorways and remodelling of kitchens and bathrooms). If you require adaptations to your home and you are a council tenant, the Occupational Therapy Service will liaise with the council's Disability Adaptations Team to arrange the works which will be carried out at no cost to you. If you are a housing association tenant or a private tenant, the Occupational Therapy Service will contact your landlord to obtain permission to adapt the property. If your landlord gives permission for the property to be adapted but is unable or unwilling to pay for the adaptations required, you can make an application for a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG). You can also apply for the grant if you own your own home. Council tenants do not need to apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant as the housing department will fund any adaptation works required. Applications for Disabled Facilities Grants can be made through the council's Home Improvement Agency. If you are eligible for the grant, you may wish to make your own arrangements for the work to be carried out. Alternatively, you may seek assistance from the Home Improvement Agency. |
