Capital grants claims

[wheresthedog]

Has anyone made their own hardwood gates for part of a grant contract and claimed for them? I have an opportunity to buy some oak and would like to make my own (to grant spec) and wonder if I could claim the equivalent cost as if bought in?

Cheers

 

[PeterPrestbury]

I can't see why not, provided you follow the minimum requirements, as it says that you must construct a gate, not that you must purchase a gate

FG12 Wooden field gate​

You must:

• construct the gate out of timber in a style that is traditional to the local area
• construct the gate to the specifications below if there is no local gate style: ....

The FG12 grant payment rate is fixed at (currently) £ 489.90 per gate so, provided you comply with the option requirements, you will receive that rate of payment whether the cost to you is £ 48.99 or £ 4899.