FOI release

Disabled Facilities Grant allocation, spend and carry-forward

Case reference FOI2026/01687

Received 26 October 2026

Published 12 November 2026

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information about Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) for each of the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, with a year-by-year breakdown: 1. The DFG allocation the council received (including any in-year top-ups). 2. The total DFG spend in the year. 3. The amount of DFG funding carried forward into the following year, and the total unspent DFG balance held at 31 March. 4. The value of grants approved but not yet paid at 31 March (committed spend). 5. The number of DFGs completed, and the number with a value over £15,000 and over £30,000. I am happy to receive the information as a spreadsheet or in electronic form.

Response

Please see attached spreadsheet. Please note we can report on the value of grants approved in real time, therefore we are not able to provide figues for question 4.

Documents

• FOI2026_01687.xlsx (10.7 KB)

This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.