Housing Adaptation Grant for Disabled People
The Housing Adaptation Grant for Disabled People
The Housing Adaptation Grant for Disabled People is available to assist in the carrying out of works that are reasonably necessary for the purposes of rendering a house more suitable for the accommodation of a disabled person who is a member of the household.
Qualifying Works
The types of works allowable under the scheme can be varied and can include the provision of:
- access ramps,
- stair lifts or through floor lifts,
- downstairs toilet facilities,
- accessible showers,
- fixed track hoists (excluding maintenance or training costs),
- adaptations to facilitate wheelchair access,
- extensions (typically a bedroom and/or bathroom),
- any other works that, in the opinion of the local authority, are reasonably necessary for the purposes of rendering a house more suitable for the accommodation of a disabled person.
Means Testing
All applications for grant aid under the Housing Adaption Grant Scheme shall be assessed on the basis of household means. The maximum grant of €40,000, which may cover 100% of the cost of the works as approved by the local authority, will be available to applicants whose gross household income is less than €37,500 per annum, tapering to 30% for applicants with gross household incomes of between €62,501 to €75,000 per annum.
The percentage of grant available is set out in the table below:
Yearly Household Income | % of Costs | Maximum Grant |
€ | % | € |
Up to €37,500 | 100% | €40,000 |
€37,501 to €43,750 | 85% | €34,000 |
€43,751 to €50,000 | 75% | €30,000 |
€50,001 to €62,500 | 50% | €20,000 |
€32,501 to €75,000 | 30% | €12,000 |
Over €75,000 | No grant payable |
Calculation of Household Income
The effective maximum grant is €40,000 or 100% of the approved cost of the works as approved by the local authority, whichever is the lesser. The grant is means tested and is based on the combined annual gross income in the previous tax year of both the owner of any property the subject of an application, together with that of his or her spouse.
For the purposes of the means assessment for the Housing Adaptation Grant for Disabled People, household income shall be calculated as:
The combined annual gross income in the previous tax year of both the owner of any property the subject of an application pursuant to the Regulations, together with that of his or her spouse.
Evidence of Household Income
Evidence of household income must be submitted with all applications for grant assistance. Applications will be assessed, based on the income from the previous tax year.
Link to Irish version of application form: Deontais Oiriunaithe Tithe do Dhaoine Scothaosta agus do Dhaoine faoi Mhichumas 2024.pdf
Link to English version of application form: Application Form Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People 2024.pdf