Disabled Facilities Grant survey, July 2012

Local Authority Name: Charnwood Borough Council
Contact name: Rebecca Short
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Date submitted (final deadline 10th August 2012):
2009/10 / 2010/11 / 2011/12 / 2012/13
  1. What is/was the Council’s allocation from the national Disabled Facilities Grant budget during each year?
/ 293k / 334k / 43k / 334k
  1. Didthe Council supplement funding received from the nationalDisabled Facilities Grant with additional resources - and if so,by how much? (please provide information for each year)
/ 92k / 91k / 216k / 260k
  1. How many people applied for the Disabled Facilities Grantduring each year?*
/ 208enquiries
128 applications / 170 enquiries
141 applications / 161 enquiries
123 applications / 63 enquiries
40 applications
(to date)
  1. How many people did the Council assess as eligible for theDisabled Facilities Grantduring each year?*
*Please note that some approvals may have enquired/applied in the previous financial year – hence the larger approval figure than application figure in some years. / 125 approvals / 143 approvals / 121 approvals / 43 approvals (to date)
  1. What is/was the average wait between a person applying to receive theDisabled Facilities Grantand them being assessed as eligible or not by the Council during each year? (in working days)
/ 11 / 13 / 13 / Not yet available
  1. What is/was the average wait between someone being assessed as eligible for theDisabled Facilities Grantand receiving the needed adaptation/grant during each year? (in working days)
/ 92 / 97 / 137 / Not yet available
  1. At the end of each of these financial years, how many people who were assessed as eligible for theDisabled Facilities Granthad been waiting to receive their home adaptation/grant for:
a)More than 6 months
b)More than 12 months / a)0
b)0 / a)0
b)0 / Not available / Not yet available
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