Process a DAF Application

A Local Authority administrator with Permission to Manage Applications has access to the Manage Application tile on the Welcome screen. Here they can approve or reject a DAF application.

If the Show Disability Access Fund button is set to ON, on the configuration page, the Disability Access Fund tile is displayed on the home page.

Approve a DAF Application

  1. On the Provider Portal Home screen, click the Disability Access Fund tile to display the Welcome page.

  1. Click the Manage Applications tile to display the Manage Applications screen.
  2. To search for an application, enter a Child’s name or Application/Placement Reference and click the Search button.

  1. Click the Applicant link to display the Application Details screen.

  1.  If required, click the Application History link to display a list of actions linked to the application.

  1. Click the Information provided to support application link to display a list of files attached to the application.
  2. Click the Add Note button to display the Add Note To Application screen.

    1. Enter a note to be added to the application. This will be visible to other administrators but not to the applicant.
    2. Click the Save button.
  1. Select the Approval check box.

The Message displayed in Information provided to support application, is entered by the provider when the application is created.

  1. Click the Approve button to display the Approve Application screen.

  1. If required, select the check box to include a private note (not visible to the applicant).
  2. Click the Approve button to display a confirmation message.
  3. Click the OK button.

Reject a DAF Application

  1. On the Application Details screen, click the Reject button to display the Reject Application screen.

If required,

  1. Select the check box to add a private Application Note explaining the reason for the rejection. This will not be visible to the applicant.
  2. Select the check box to include a Message To Applicant explaining the reason for the rejection.
  3.  Click the Reject button.