You can apply by phone for any of the three grant schemes described below.  A Customer Services Agent will give you advice based on your personal needs and circumstances.   If you wish, the Agent will take your details on the phone and complete an application form for you to sign.  Using this service will ensure that you get the best advice and support from the moment you start your grant application. 

If you wish to use this service

Ring 2222195 and take Option 2.  Apply for a Housing Grant.

The Housing Adaptation Grant Scheme

The Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability is there to help people have works done which are reasonably necessary to make a house more suitable for a person with a disability to live in.  The person’s disability must be lasting and involve physical, sensory, mental health or learning difficulties. The types of works covered include the fitting of access ramps, downstairs toilet, stair-lifts, level access showers, changes to allow wheelchair access, extensions, and any other works which are reasonable necessary to make a house more suitable for a person with a disability to live in.

Click here to download The Housing Adaptation Grant Scheme form (In English)

Click here to download The Housing Adaptation Grant Scheme form (As Gaeilge)

The Mobility Aids Housing Grant Scheme

The Mobility Aids Housing Grant Scheme covers a basic range of works to fix problems with mobility most often, but not always, caused by aging.  The works covered include grab rails, access ramps, level access showers, stair-lifts, and other small works reasonably necessary to make a house more suitable for a person with mobility problems to live in.

Click here to download The Mobility Aids Housing Grant Scheme form (As Gaeilge) 

The Housing Aid for Older People Grant Scheme

The Housing Aid for Older People Grant Scheme is there to help older people living in poor housing conditions to make necessary repairs or improvements to their houses.  The types of works covered by the scheme include re-roofing, re-wiring, putting in central heating (where none exists) and the replacement of a boiler that is broken beyond repair. 

 Click here to download The Housing Aid for Older People Grant Scheme form (As Gaeilge)

Application forms are available on-line and from the Customer Services Centre at 222 2222.  Further information is available from the Home Grants section at 222 2195.