The document discusses housing tenure trends and disabled facility grant (DFG) approvals in Warrington, England. It notes that most homeowners (72%) in Warrington are owner-occupied, followed by public sector housing (16%), with private rentals making up 12% of housing. DFG approvals have mostly benefited owner-occupied homes (61% of approvals) rather than public housing (29% of approvals) or private rentals (10% of approvals). Issues discussed include social housing providers preferring tenants to move rather than receive adaptations, budget constraints determining what projects are approved rather than needs, and private renters facing difficulties obtaining major adaptation works.

1. DFG Roadshow
Warrington Housing
Association

2. Geri Kiddle
Warrington Home Improvement Agency

5. Housing Tenure
TENURE WARRINGTON WARRINGTON
TREND
(FROM PREVIOUS
CENSUS)
NORTH WEST ENGLAND
AND WALES
OWNER
OCCUPIED
72% 65% 64%
PUBLIC
SECTOR
16% 18% 18%
PRIVATE
RENTED
12% 15% 17%
SOURCE – CENSUS 2011

6. TENURE WARRINGTON
TENURE
WARRINGTON
DFG Approvals
% of total
WARRINGTON
DFG Approvals
OWNER
OCCUPIED
72% 61% 92
PUBLIC
SECTOR
16% 29% 43
PRIVATE
RENTED
12% 10% 15

8. Issues around DFGs
•Social housing providers prefer
tenants to move
• Budget setting determines projects, not
need
• Private rented tenants find it difficult to get
major works

9. Issues for the Agency
•Commissioning
•Pressures for the agency
•Contractors
• Supporting self funders
• Evidencing the impact
• Getting the balance right
Discussion

10. Impact measurement
• Q2: You recently had a
disabled adaptation
installed in your
home, please indicate
below how you were
able to manage the
following daily tasks
BEFORE your
adaptation was
completed:

11. Impact measurement
• Get in and out of your home?
• Using the toilet?
• Getting in and out of the bath?
• Using the stairs?
• How safe/independent do you feel generally in completing
your daily activities?
• Without issues not at all

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