Need a wetroom/toilet - help needed

martie11
martie11 Online Community Member Posts: 10 Connected
edited April 2017 in Housing and independent living

Hi everybody,

Does anyone know whether it legal to have no place to washing or toilet, I also have no privacy at all. My bed is in the back of the through lounge and I have living like this for five years now. My carers do their best to keep my dignity. Social Services have drawn up plans to build ground floor extension with a wet room and a toilet, unfortunately they want me to put £20.000 towards the cost and I haven't got that kind of money. Can anybody advise me what to do,   

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  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,602 Championing
    Hi @martie11 have you seen the Disabled Facilities Grant?  The grant helps you adapt your home to make it suitable for a disabled person, it might be worth looking in to.


  • martie11
    martie11 Online Community Member Posts: 10 Connected
    Hi  Sam, Thanks for getting in touch, social services as got me a grant, unfortunately this fall way short of actual building costs. They have ask me put the rest but I just haven't got it.     
  • Kathy_Bramley
    Kathy_Bramley Online Community Member Posts: 134 Empowering
    Random but try "be on a show" things at BBC, C4, ITV. Occasionally...!!!
  • WheelyRachel
    WheelyRachel Online Community Member Posts: 63 Contributor
    Well Sam has given the advice I was going to surest. But also talk to your OT or and social worker plus your doctor to write a letter to the adaptions grant officer

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