Most Disabled Facilities Grant rejections and delays come down to a small set of avoidable mistakes. The grant itself is generous and the process is navigable; people trip over the same seven things, and every one of them is preventable.
One: starting work before written approval — the single most common reason a grant is refused. Two: skipping or rushing the occupational therapy assessment, which is the linchpin of the whole application. Three: an incomplete means-test return, which stalls everything until it is corrected.
Four: getting only one quote, or quotes that do not match the assessed work. Five: applying for adaptations to a property that is not your main residence. Six: missing supporting evidence — proofs of income, condition, tenure. Seven: assuming a child’s application is means-tested (it is not) and over-supplying or under-supplying as a result.
Fix these before you submit and you save yourself weeks. Gather the assessment, the evidence and the quotes first, and never let anyone begin the work until the grant is confirmed in writing. For the stairlift-specific version of this process, read our step-by-step stairlift grants guide.