Francis Philippa

The 2022-23 Disabled Facilities Grant allocations have been confirmed, today the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities published the amount of grant funding that will be distributed to Housing Authorities across England. foundations.uk.com/library/dfg-al…

Our midday session in Nottingham included a guest talk from Leeds City Council offering practical insights into discretionary policies, a toolkit to support HIAs and presentations around discretion from AKW and Closomat. #DFGChampions

Really looking forward to re-engage with people in person @FoundationsHIA #DFGChampions Roadshow in Nottingham. It brings its own kind of energy and creativity.

Busy networking at the DFG Champions Roadshow, thanks to all our amazing sponsors for their support making the events happen! #DFGChampions

Our midday session at the DFG Champions Roadshow Manchester included a guest talk from Cheshire East Council offering practical insights into discretionary policies, a toolkit to support HIAs and presentations around discretion from AKW and Closomat. #DFGChampions

Our opening session in the DFG Champions Roadshow here in Manchester focused on the new guidance, as we were joined by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities; discussions on timescales and talks from Stannah and Stiltz. #DFGChampions

@InvisCreations @procareltd I share your excitement! See you shortly. Many recommendations of the #DFGReview are seeing the light of day. Including better design and a better customer experience.

We're super excited to be attending the first #DFGChampions Roadshow in Manchester tomorrow with our fab partner @procareltd Together we're showcasing our #DesignForDignity products and we have some rather exciting new products to share and seek feedback on!

I am really pleased to attend the launch of the Smarter Homes for Independent Living report in person for the first time in two years.

Got some good news yesterday. Our paper on the development of the @FoundationsHIA triage tool has been accepted and we'll be presenting on the 15th of June.

@bronteot @FoundationsHIA Good news indeed it will help disabled people, the profession & local authorities struggling with the delays highlighted by @Channel4News & @TBIJ on #disablinghomes

We've been hard at work over the last 18 months, supporting Government officials to develop this new guidance. It's for all the dedicated DFG professionals, building on good practice from around the country. #appendix-d-resources" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">gov.uk/government/pub…

New guidance has just been published on how to deliver Disabled Facilities Grants. A "must read" for everyone involved gov.uk/government/pub…

@FoundationsHIA First Official Guidance on DFGs since 2006 brings together 30 years of learning #FixTheDFG

Breaking News: << Test First Name >> , New Disabled Facilities Grant guidance is here - mailchi.mp/foundations/hi…

@theRCOT @RCOT_Housing at @FoundationsHIA we are wanting examples of where social care, housing and health are working together on complex adaptations scheme. If this is you, would you mind getting in touch with me at rachelr@foundations.uk.com

Congratulations to WE Care Home Improvements for their shortlisted nomination for Home Improvement Agency of the Year, National Healthy Housing Awards 2021 #NHHA21 @procareltd

The Adult Social Care Reform White Paper has just been published with £300 million to integrate housing into local health and care strategies, with a focus on increasing the range of new supported housing options available. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

Today's Social Care White Paper confirms long term DFG funding at £570m per year through to 2025. Changes to the upper limit, allocations formula and means test on the way. And a new minor repair service too. Sounds good to me😀

We are developing a triage tool @FoundationsHIA . I'm keen to work with any of you who currently allocate work to OTs, OT Assistants or Trusted Assessors to pilot the tool. If you are interested in being involved then please email me at rachelr@foundations.uk.com

Next Tuesday 19 October the Foundations webinar returns with the launch of a special report on moving home, book your free place here 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…