DFG High-Cost Adaptations Summit 2025

High-Cost Home Adaptations: The Future is Changing – Be Ready

Big changes are coming. The Government is reviewing the DFG upper limit, with an announcement expected in June’s spending review. This could reshape how high-cost adaptations are funded—but are we ready to make the most of it?

This event is not just about DFG. In many complex cases, DFG funding only covers a fraction of the cost. We’ll dive into other funding streams and how to unlock them to get adaptations delivered faster.

We’ll tackle the big questions no one else is asking—how do we handle high-cost cases differently? How do we bring together housing, social care, and health to stop people falling through the gaps?

Time matters. We’ll look at modern construction methods that cut build times and create better, more usable spaces, so people aren’t left waiting for years.And we’ll take a strengths-based approach—real choices, real budgets, and real compromises that deliver the best outcomes.

The funding landscape is shifting. Decisions made now will shape the future of home adaptations. Be in the room, be part of the conversation, and make sure you’re ready.

Through lived-experience evidence, expert talks and facilitated workshops, you will have the opportunity to:

• Assess and apply innovative financing strategies, and learn how to build collaborations with external organisations to secure alternative sources of funding.
• Improve communication and collaboration between practitioners and disabled people/families when managing high-cost adaptation requests.
• Explore real-world examples of innovative the viability of modern construction methods (MMC) applications that have improved the efficiency, quality, and sustainability of home adaptations.
• Learn how to implement cost-benefit analysis and social return on investment in high-cost home adaptations and services.

If you are a professional involved in the delivery of the DFG, then this is the event to attend to make a positive impact on your role, the sector, and the people we aim to meet the needs of.

The DFG High-Cost Adaptations Summit brings together dedicated professionals, the third sector and others to debate solutions to the key challenges currently affecting the assessment and delivery of the Disabled Facilities Grant for complex high cost adaptation cases and their families.