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<p>The priorities for this Government are making sure that people have access to the
right care, in the right place, at the right time. This has meant a need to review
certain policy areas to focus on these priorities. Next Steps to put People at the
Heart of Care announced a further £102 million, £50 million in 2023/24 and £52 million
in 2024/25, for housing adaptation support. This is in addition to the £573 million
per year which is already available for the Disabled Facilities Grant. This increase
will enable local areas to fund supplementary services that are agile and help people
stay independent, support hospital discharge, and make minor adaptations.</p><p>Local
areas already have discretion on how they manage the grant, for example, they can
increase the cap on a case-by-case basis or in line with a locally published housing
assistance policy. They can also choose to waive the means test for grants costing
under a certain amount. As with all aspects of the Disabled Facilities Grants, Government
will continue to keep these reforms under review.</p>
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