Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends article 2 of the Disabled Facilities Grants and Home Repair Assistance (Maximum Amounts) Order 1996, which prescribes the maximum amount of mandatory disabled facilities grant that a local housing authority can be required to pay under Chapter I of Part I of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

This Order increases the maximum amount from £24,000 to £30,000 for dwellings or buildings in Wales.