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Assistance for housing improvement: April 2023 to March 2024 (headline results)
Information on expenditure by local authorities on housing improvement, Disabled Facilities Grants and renewal areas for April 2023 to March 2024.
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Introduction
This release presents information on financial help provided by local authorities for home improvement and repair. It includes information on disabled facilities grants (DFGs). Assistance is primarily aimed at improving private sector housing but is also available for social housing via housing renewal schemes.
Overall expenditure
- In 2023-24, the overall expenditure on assistance for housing improvement (including DFGs) was £56.5 million.
- This is the highest expenditure recorded, owing to an underspend during the pandemic as well as recent increases in cost and demand.
DFGs
- Of the overall expenditure, £44.3 million (78.3%) was spent on mandatory DFGs.
- The average spending per mandatory DFG was £9,600.
Housing improvement (excluding DFGs)
- In 2023-2024, £8.8 million was spent on housing improvement through local authority grants, loans, third-party assistance and residents’ contributions.
- The average spending per dwelling was £2,500, consistent with the past 10 years.
Renewal areas
Area-based renewal schemes enable local authorities to focus activity and investment on an area where social and environmental problems are combined with poor housing.
- Renewal area expenditure has steadily decreased in the past 10 years, from £33.6 million in 2012-13 to £2,000 in 2023-24.
