Planning & Support
Plan your home adaptation with practical guided support
Use guided resources to explore what could help at home, organise your next steps, understand funding and permission routes, prepare for assessments, compare quotes and get ready for adaptation work.
Choose what you need help with
Start at the point that best matches your situation
You do not need to complete these in a particular order. Each resource is designed to help with a different part of the home adaptation process and will point you towards relevant guidance, checks or official support where appropriate.
- Open my project pack
Keep the whole project organised
Home adaptation project pack
Keep assessment, funding, permission, company research, quotes, specialist constraints and pre-start preparation together in one browser-based project organiser.
- Explore what could help
Start with what is difficult
Home adaptation needs explorer
Explore possible home adaptation directions from everyday difficulties, including mobility, fatigue, transfers, sensory or cognitive needs, carers and property constraints.
- Plan my next steps
Understand your next steps
Home adaptation journey
Answer three questions about the adaptation, professional advice and funding, then get a practical route through the most relevant guidance.
- Check the DFG route
Explore funding
DFG eligibility checker
Explore whether a Disabled Facilities Grant route may be relevant and find the official council or national route for your situation.
- Prepare my notes
Prepare for an assessment
Prepare for an OT assessment
Organise the activities, areas of the home and priorities you want to discuss with an occupational therapist or adaptations service.
- Compare my quotes
Compare written quotations
Adaptation quote comparator
Compare two or three home adaptation quotes side by side and spot differences in scope, price, VAT, payment terms, timing and warranties.
- Build my checklist
Prepare before work begins
Before work starts checklist
Build a tailored pre-start checklist with funding, permission and specialist checks for the specific home adaptation you are arranging.
- Plan my permission route
Check permission before committing
Home adaptation permission planner
Work out who may need to approve an adaptation in rented, leasehold or shared property, then prepare a clear written permission request.
How to use this support
Guidance to help you prepare, not a professional assessment
These resources help you organise questions and understand possible next steps. They do not diagnose needs, replace an occupational therapy assessment, determine grant eligibility or recommend a particular company.
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