FOI request (FOI-73709883)

I am writing to make a request for information to Hastings Borough Council under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please send me answers to the following questions:

• What was your Disabled Facilities Grant budget for the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
• What proportion of the budget mentioned above was spent on DFGs during the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
• How many applications for DFGs did you receive in the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
• How many applications for DFGs did you receive from people living with motor neurone disease in the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
• How many applications for DFGs were rejected in the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
• How many applications for DFGs from people living with motor neurone disease were rejected in the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
• Please provide a breakdown of the reasons for rejecting DFG applications in the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31 March 2017.
• What proportion of DFG applications received during the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31^st March 2017 received a decision within the nationally recommended target timescale of 6 months?
• What proportion of approved DFG applications received during the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31^st March 2017 received funding within the nationally recommended target timescale of 1 year?
• Do you currently have a fast –track application process in place to provide DFG funding more rapidly to applicants with urgent needs?
• How many applications were made under the fast track process (if applicable) during the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31^st March 2017, and how many of these were approved?
• How many requests for funding under £1000 for equipment and adaptations were received during the period from 1^st April 2016 to 31^st March 2017, and how many of these were approved?