Applying for a grant has several stages and can take time.
For legal reasons, we need to be sure the proposed adaptations are necessary and appropriate to meet the needs of the disabled person.
You can read more about this in Section 24(3)a of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
To meet this need, the first stage of the application process is a needs assessment.
The assessment will be carried out by an occupational therapist who will feed back to us.
Arranging an assessment
To arrange a home assessment, you will need to contact the occupational therapy department.
You can contact the department by:
- telephoning 01344 351500
- emailing adult.socialcare@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
You can also be referred to occupational therapy by family, friends, housing associations, GPs, a social worker or by the hospital.
An occupational therapist will contact you to arrange a home visit to discuss your needs.
During the assessment
The occupational therapist will look around your home and discuss your needs with you or an appointed person.
To make a full assessment the occupational therapist will consider functionality and environmental factors.
Depending on the needs identified, they may provide you with guidance and equipment. If your needs cannot be met in this way, they will refer you to us for consideration for grant funded adaptations.
After the assessment
After receiving the information from the occupational therapist, we will consider the contents of the referral. If we are satisfied that the adaptations are necessary and appropriate, you will be sent an invitation to apply for a grant.