Understanding the difference between minor and major adaptations is crucial.
Here, you can learn about the differences between minor and major adaptations, how they can help improve accessibility in your home, and the processes for requesting them.
Speak with your local council to see what additional support and to arrange an Occupational Therapist assessment.
We can arrange minor adaptations quickly to make your home more accessible. You can request these changes yourself or through a family member, care and support worker, or your GP. Minor adaptations include:
• Grab Rails
• Stair Bannister Rails
• Lever Taps
These small adjustments can significantly improve safety and ease of use in your home.
For major adaptations, you must make requests through your Local Authority’s Social Services Occupational Therapy Team. These changes usually include:
• Wet Rooms
• Ramped Access
• Stairlifts
• Hoists
• Wheelchair-Adapted Kitchens
All works for major adaptations will need to be funded by a Disabled Facilities Grant. On occasions, where you're unable to move to a different adapted home, we may be able to approve floor lifts and extensions.
You can apply to your local authority for a means-tested grant (Disabled Facilities Grant) to help cover the cost of adapting your home.
If your application is successful, the adaptations will be made according to the recommendations from the occupational therapist.
We’ll always strive to help you stay in your home and live independently.
While we may be able to carry out the necessary adaptations, sometimes we might need to consider other options, such as relocating you to another Aspire Housing home that better suits your needs.
Your local council also maintains a register of housing suitable for people with disabilities or homes that can be more easily adapted.
Rest assured, we’ll never force you to move out of your home. We’ll always work with you to find the right solution, so there’s no need to worry.
If you'd like to know about what adaptations we may be able to support you with, you can send us a message on MyAccount or contact us.
• Find out about what funding may be available
• Contact your local council
• Find out about Disabled Facilities Grants on the government website
Your local council will carry out an assessment that fill identify what specialist equipment you may need to support you to live independently
If your local council carries out an assessment and decides you don’t qualify for help, they won’t be able to give you any equipment or carry out any adaptations. But, they will give you free information and advice, for example about where to buy equipment, and about other organisations and charities that might be able to help.
