Council in Cumbria sets aside £900k to help residents pay for home adaptations

A council in Cumbria has pledged a pot of money worth £900,000 to help elderly or disabled residents adapt their houses and purchase equipment from local access and mobility providers to make their homes more accessible.

Barrow Borough Council hopes its Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) will help fund around 100 families across the borough, some of whom could receive as much as £40,000 to help pay for adaptations like stairlifts and wetrooms.

The council is able to offer applicants an additional £10,000 on top of the statutory sum of £30,000, which is provided from central government.

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Chief executive of Barrow and District Disability Association, Margaret Burrow, welcomed the new funding, describing it as important within an “ageingWednesday, March 5, 2008

The Arrest of Ogoniland Rebel Leader Henry Okah

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