England’s Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) budget for 2025/26 is £711 million, shared between around 330 housing authorities. The DFG is the main public funding route for stairlifts and home adaptations. Look up your council’s allocation below and see how funding is distributed nationally, using the official Foundations allocations data.
Key figures (2025/26)
- Total England DFG allocation: £711 million across ~330 housing authorities.
- Highest single authority: Birmingham, £16.06m; then Liverpool £10.56m and Manchester £10.53m.
- In two-tier areas, funding goes to district councils. The highest county-area total is Kent, £23.77m.
- Maximum grant per household: £30,000 in England (means-tested for adults).
Find your council’s DFG allocation
Search the full list of England housing authorities below. Figures are the 2025/26 allocations published by Foundations. In two-tier county areas, the allocation is made to the district council.
| Housing authority | DFG allocation 2025/26 |
|---|
Highest-funded individual authorities
| Authority | 2025/26 allocation |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | £16,060,276 |
| Liverpool | £10,564,881 |
| Manchester | £10,525,724 |
| Leeds | £10,281,651 |
| Cornwall | £9,366,480 |
| County Durham | £8,671,146 |
| Dudley | £7,996,217 |
| Brent | £6,597,406 |
| Bradford | £6,374,349 |
| Northumberland | £6,346,790 |
County-area totals (two-tier areas)
In two-tier counties the DFG is split between district councils. The combined county totals are:
| County area | 2025/26 total |
|---|---|
| Kent | £23,769,342 |
| Lancashire | £20,740,459 |
| Hampshire | £17,684,956 |
| Essex | £14,747,906 |
| Surrey | £12,601,758 |
| Staffordshire | £12,415,037 |
| West Sussex | £11,682,449 |
| Norfolk | £11,363,322 |
| Hertfordshire | £10,254,143 |
| Devon | £10,231,168 |
| East Sussex | £10,080,084 |
| Derbyshire | £9,800,141 |
| Nottinghamshire | £9,786,029 |
| Suffolk | £8,687,726 |
| Lincolnshire | £8,656,685 |
| Gloucestershire | £8,490,250 |
| Oxfordshire | £8,262,173 |
| Worcestershire | £7,647,999 |
| Warwickshire | £6,359,028 |
| Cambridgeshire | £6,290,489 |
| Leicestershire | £5,518,288 |
How DFG funding is allocated
National DFG funding is distributed to housing authorities in England through the Better Care Fund, using a needs-based formula developed by the Building Research Establishment. The £711 million shown here is the confirmed 2025/26 allocation; a further £50 million in-year uplift took the total to around £761 million. For the national funding trend and grant caps by UK nation, see our UK Disabled Facilities Grant funding statistics, and for approval patterns see our grant approval rates by council analysis.
Sources
- Foundations, Disabled Facilities Grant annual allocations 2025/26
- Housing LIN, DFG allocations confirmed
- GOV.UK, Disabled Facilities Grants
How to cite this page
Stairlift Guru, “UK Disabled Facilities Grant Allocations by Council”, stairliftguru.co.uk, 2026. Figures are the official 2025/26 allocations published by Foundations. Free to cite with attribution and a link to this page and the source.
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