Home Improvement Grants

Home Improvement Grants / Disability Grants

There are a number of grants for home improvements and Disability Grants available from your local Council – you will need to check with them on specific eligibility criteria. For detail on all Housing grants and schemes click on the relevant heading below.

We have successfully undertaken many Grant projects and all our work meets full building regulations. If you have any queries on grants for home improvements we are happy to assist you where we can.

(Source: Citizens Information Board www.citizensinformation.ie)

Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability
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.These grants are paid where alterations need to be made to a home to make it suitable for a person with a physical, sensory or intellectual disability or a mental health difficulty.

Housing Aid for Older Persons Scheme
Grants are available to improve the homes of older people so that they can stay in their own homes for as long as possible.

Mobility Aids Grant Scheme

This scheme assists older people with the costs of essential housing repairs and maintenance.

Improvement Works in Lieu of Local Authority Housing
Local authorities in Ireland may improve or extend privately owned houses as an alternative to providing local authority housing. Introduction to this Scheme.

Local authority home improvement loans
Local authority loans are available to owner-occupiers towards the cost of necessary works to improve, repair or extend their houses.

Housing for older people
There are special schemes and grants for housing and home improvements for older people and people with disabilities.

Better Energy Homes Scheme
This scheme provides grants to help you increase the energy efficiency of your home, including grants for home insulation.

Warmer Homes Scheme

This scheme aims to increase the energy efficiency and warmth of homes where people on low incomes are living.