Housing - In Scotland

This information applies to Scotland

Local authorities are currently changing the way that grants, loans and non-financial assistance are provided to private home owners. The new system is called the Scheme of Assistance. You will need to check with your local authority to find out what is available.

All local authorities must provide a grant to assist someone adapt a house for the use of a disabled person.

If you want to get any adaptations made you should consult an experienced adviser for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau. To search for details of your nearest CAB, including those that can give advice by email, click on nearest CAB.

You can find some information about grants which might be available if your local authority has not yet changed to the new Scheme of Assistance in a leaflet produced by the Scottish Executive (now known as the Scottish Government) called:-

Housing Grants

To view the leaflet, click on the website address below. Please note that some machines may not be able to access the leaflet.
www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/housing/hogr.pdf

If you cannot access the leaflet from the machine you are using or want a paper copy, it is available from:-

Scottish Government
Housing Division 2
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ

There is a leaflet available from the Scottish Government which gives information about making adaptations to a house for a disabled person. It is called Help with Adaptations to Your Home. To view this leaflet, click on www.scotland.gov.uk.

If you cannot access the leaflet from the machine you are using or want a paper copy, it is available from:-

Blackwell’s Bookshop
53 South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1YS

Tel: 0131 622 8283/8258

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