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EXCLUSIVE: Ministry admits disabled grant delay

Councils will not receive their 2025-26 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding until late June, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has admitted.

By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2025
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's headquarters in Marsham Street, London

Councils will not receive their 2025-26 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding until late June, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has admitted. 

The estimate is around a month after the 2024-25 funding allocation was paid last year.

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