DISABLED FACILITY GRANTS

Early day motion 62, tabled 18 November 2009 by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 50 members.

That this House notes with concern that demand for adaptations to homes covered by the disabled facilities grant scheme far outweighs the funding available for the scheme; further notes that this results in delay completing vital adaptations to the homes of the elderly and infirm to allow them comfortably to live in their homes; and calls on the Government to either increase the direct disabled facilities grant in correlation with demand or increase the general funding grant made available to local authorities to allow them to adequately process and implement applications.

Signatures by party: Labour 21, Liberal Democrat 15, DUP 4, Independent 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 2.