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  • FOI request (FOI-73709883)

    Disabled Facilities Grant

    Requested Tue 24 April 2018
    Responded  Tue 01 May 2018

    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 1st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
    • What proportion of the budget mentioned above was spent on DFGs during the period from 1st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
    • How many applications for DFGs did you receive in the period from 1st 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 1st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
    • How many applications for DFGs were rejected in the period from 1st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
    • How many applications for DFGs from people living with motor neurone disease were rejected in the period from 1st April 2016 to 31 March 2017?
    • Please provide a breakdown of the reasons for rejecting DFG applications in the period from 1st April 2016 to 31 March 2017.
    • What proportion of DFG applications received during the period from 1st April 2016 to 31st 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 1st April 2016 to 31st 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 1st April 2016 to 31st 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 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017, and how many of these were approved?

    Response

    Q1 - £1,400,000.00

    Q2 - £953,984.49 (68.14%)

    Q3 -  24

    Q4 -  Information not held

    Q5 -  0

    Q6 -  0

    Q7 -  None rejected

    Q8 - 100%

    Q9 - 100%

    Q10 - Yes

    Q11 - 3 Applications and 3 approved

    Q12 -  None, all are above £1000
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