Grants

• Disabled Facilities Grants Local Authority grants are available under the Housing Grants Construction & Regeneration Act 1996 Section 21; these are means tested based on income and capital. However, employing the principle that if you don’t ask you don’t get - you might even be surprised at how generous they are.

• Birkdale Trust for the Hearing Impaired The Charity makes grants to young people to help them in a variety of ways" - eg equipment, professional advice, specialist courses. I don't know what size of grant they typically award.