12 February 2012
This information applies to Scotland
Local authorities have changed 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. Each local authority must publish a Scheme of Assistance statement which states what financial and non financial assistance 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.
There is a series of leaflets produced by the Scottish Government which give information about making adaptations to a house for a disabled person. These are all available from the Scottish Government website and are listed below:
Funding adaptations to the home: a guide for housing association tenants
Funding adaptations to the home: a guide for local authority tenants
Funding adaptations to the home: a guide for private tenants
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