City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (21 003 890)

Statement Not upheld Disabled facilities grants 29-Jul-2021

Summary: Mr X's complaint about how the Council was dealing with adaptions to his home has been resolved. The complaint will be discontinued.

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (20 013 959)

Statement Not upheld Disabled facilities grants 27-Jul-2021

Summary: There was no fault by the Council in a complaint about its dealings with the complainant over a disabled facilities grant.

Herefordshire Council (20 005 830)

Statement Not upheld Disabled facilities grants 23-Jun-2021

Summary: Mr D complains the Council failed to advise him in 2015 and 2018 that he could apply for discretionary funding to adapt his home for his disabled wife. We have found no fault by the Council.

Portsmouth City Council (20 011 238)

Statement Not upheld Disabled facilities grants 21-Jun-2021

Summary: Mrs E complained about the Council's refusal to install a shower screen. We find there was no fault in the Council's initial decision-making not to install a shower screen. The Council has now installed the shower screen, but Mrs E is unhappy with the installation. We cannot investigate Mrs E's complaint about the installation of the shower screen because it falls under the jurisdiction of the Housing Ombudsman Service.

Somerset County Council (20 006 948)

Statement Upheld Disabled facilities grants 07-Jun-2021

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council's decision to refuse his request for a disability adaptation to his rented property. We have found that Mr X was given inaccurate information about his landlord's position causing confusion and frustration. To remedy the injustice caused by this fault, the Council has agreed to apologise in writing to Mr X. We have found no fault with the Council's occupational therapy assessment.

London Borough of Bexley (20 007 889)

Statement Upheld Disabled facilities grants 28-May-2021

Summary: We have found fault in the Council's supervision of building works on Ms B's property and there was a delay in completing the works. This meant Ms B and Ms E were living in accommodation that did not fully meet Ms E's needs for a long time. The Council has agreed to apologise to Ms B and Ms E and a financial remedy.

Bristol City Council (20 006 019)

Statement Upheld Disabled facilities grants 27-May-2021

Summary: Mr C complains about delay and other matters in connection with a request the Council provide adaptations to his home. We uphold the complaint finding significant delay in the Council agreeing to and providing the adaptations Mr C needs. This has caused injustice to Mr C resulting from a loss of provision, distress and some unnecessary frustration, time and trouble. The Council accepts these findings and at the end of this statement we set out the action it has agreed to remedy that injustice and provide wider improvements to its home adaptations service.

Sedgemoor District Council (20 006 803)

Statement Not upheld Disabled facilities grants 21-May-2021

Summary: Mr and Mrs C complained about the Council's administration of the Disabled Facilities Grant for their daughter. We find the Council met its limited duties by processing the grant and so was not at fault.

Derbyshire County Council (20 004 090)

Statement Upheld Disabled facilities grants 21-May-2021

Summary: The Council's delay in conduction on Occupation Therapy assessment of Mrs X was fault. As a result, Mr X cannot know if his wife's last weeks could have been less painful and more dignified. The Council has agreed to apologise and pay Mr X £250 in recognition of this injustice.

Durham County Council (20 008 382)

Statement Not upheld Disabled facilities grants 13-May-2021

Summary: Miss B complained the Council had not properly considered whether her property needed adaptations to meet her needs. As a result she does not have suitable bathing facilities. There was no fault by the Council.