Good Evening Gareth,
This information is not held by Chichester City Council as we are a large
Parish Council and we do not have responsibilities for the matters the
subject of your enquiry.
I suggest that you pursue your enquiry with Chichester District Council.
Best wishes,

Rodney Duggua

Rodney Duggua RD BA(Hons)

Town Clerk

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From: Gareth Davies <[FOI #800950 email]>
Sent: 19 October 2021 19:56
To: Rodney Duggua <[Chichester City Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Home Adaptations and Disabled
Facilities Grants
 
Hello,

I hope you are well. Could you please treat my request for the information
below as a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please could you provide the following information on Disabled Facilities
Grants (DFGs) or similar grants provided under your discretionary Housing
Assistance Policy:

1a. The total number of referrals from occupational therapists received
for home adaptations in the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and
2021/22 until 30th September 2021?

1bi. The total number of households means tests completed for home
adaptations in the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22
until 30th September 2021?

1bii. How many potential applicants did not proceed with making a grant
application following a means test in the financial years 2018/19,
2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?

1c. The total number of formal applications received for home adaptations
in the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th
September 2021?

1d. The total number of formal applications approved in the financial
years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?

1e. The total number of grants completed in the financial years 2018/19,
2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?

For the questions below, please could you specify which average measure
you are using, whether it is median or mean. However, the median would be
preferable.

2a. What was the average number of working days from first contact for
someone to receive an initial assessment from an occupational therapist
(or similar person) in each of the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20,
2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?

2b. What was the average number of working days between someone receiving
an initial assessment from an occupational therapist (or similar person)
and the date of

the referral to the housing department/ district council in each of the
financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September
2021?

2c. What was the average number of working days between the date of the
referral to the housing department/ district council and the date of the
formal grant application in each of the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20,
2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?

2d. What was the average number of working days between the date of

receipt of the formal application and the certified/ completion date of
installing the adaptations in each of the financial years 2018/19,
2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 until 30th September 2021?

3a. If the council is currently using its discretionary powers to provide
additional funding in addition to the maximum DFG amount, please state
what the new figure is and what legislation has been used to increase the
figure.

In the spirit of Section 16 of the FOI Act — to “provide advice and
assistance, so far as it would be reasonable to expect the authority to do
so, to persons who propose to make, or have made requests for information”
— if you cannot answer all of these questions, please contact me to
discuss what information you could supply at the earliest opportunity on
07516275710.

If you feel you cannot provide all of this information, please provide the
information you can.

Please could you acknowledge this FOI request by reply with a reference on
receipt AND could the information be forwarded by email in an Excel (xls)
document and not a PDF.

I look forward to hearing from you promptly, and at any rate, within the
statutory time limit of 20 working days from your receipt of this email.

Whilst writing, I take this opportunity to remind you of the Information
Commissioner's public statements, in which he has stated that there is a
"presumption of disclosure" under FOI.

Please note that if this request for FOI disclosure is refused, I reserve
the right to take up the matter with the Information Commissioner and/or
to pursue all legal avenues of appeal.

Thank you in advance.

Kind regards,

Vicky Gayle

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