Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends article 2 of the Disabled Facilities Grants and Home Repair Assistance (Maximum Amounts) Order 1996 which prescribes the maximum amount of mandatory disabled facilities grant that a local housing authority can be required to pay under Chapter I of Part I of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. The maximum amount is increased from £20,000 to £25,000 for dwellings or buildings in England.