Housing Act 1985

488 Special grants: estimated expense of works.

(1) Where a local authority approve an application for a special grant, they shall determine separately the amounts of the expenses which they think proper to be incurred for those of the relevant works which—

(a) consist in providing standard amenities,

(b) relate to the provision of means of escape from fire, and

(c) consist of works of repair and replacement;

and they shall notify the applicant of the amounts so determined by them.

(2) If, after the application for the grant has been approved, the authority are satisfied that owing to circumstances beyond the control of the applicant the relevant works will not be carried out on the basis of the estimate contained in the application, they may, on receiving a further estimate, redetermine the estimated expense in relation to the grant.

(3) If the applicant satisfied the authority that—

(a) the relevant works cannot be, or could not have been, carried out without carrying out additional works, and

(b) that this could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time the application was made,

the authority may determine a higher amount under any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1).