Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy

Appendix 6

Discretionary "Be at Home" adaptations
Purpose of assistance	To either enable timely hospital discharge or provide a proactive prevention service that prevents hospital admission.
Grant available	grants of up to £5,000 are available for works that have been identified as both necessary and urgent by a health or social care professional assistance via this route is capped at £5,000 in any twelve-month period
Eligible persons	Residents of the borough who are: hospital discharge cases identified by District Direct or other hospital referral routes at risk of an imminent admission to a hospital or care setting at risk of a fall that will result in an emergency service attendance waiting more than 6 months for non-elective surgery for a condition that is impacting a person's mobility Applicants must be referred by a health or social care professional using the 'Be at Home' Referral Form.
Eligible properties	houses flats bungalows mobile homes residential boats
Scope of works	improving access to the home - providing grab rails, additional banister rails lowering thresholds making the dwelling safe - removing trip hazards, installing security measures providing washing, toilet and cooking facilities where necessary improving or repairing heating adapting controls to power, light and heating to make them easier to use moving or relocating furniture to facilitate necessary works decluttering or clearance to facilitate necessary works one-off garden tidy and clearance to facilitate access
Overview of the process	Applicants must be referred by a health or social care professional using the 'Be at Home' referral form.

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