Housing
Private Housing Grants Section
Telephone: 00 353 1 2054847
Email: housing@dlrcoco.ie
WORKS MUST NOT COMMENCE PRIOR TO RECEIPT BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY OF THE GRANT APPLICATION AND WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE LOCAL AUTHORITY.
Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability
This grant is available to assist in the carrying out of works which are reasonably necessary for the purpose of rendering a house more suitable for the accommodation of a person with a disability be it physical, sensory or intellectual. Any works, which are reasonably necessary for the accommodation of a person with a disability, will be considered.
The maximum grant available is €30,000 or 95% of the cost of works (ex. V.A.T.) whichever is the lesser.
Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability Application Form 
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Housing Aid for Older People
This grant is available to assist older people living in poor housing conditions to have necessary repairs/improvements carried out to their home. House maintenance repairs and improvement works will be considered.
The maximum grant available under this grant scheme is €10,500 including V.A.T.
The above two grant schemes are means tested.
Housing Aid for Older People Application Form
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Mobility Aids Housing Grant
This grant is available to applicants whose income does not exceed €30,000.00 to cover a basic suite of works to address mobility problems primarily, but not exclusively, associated with ageing. Any works applied for will be necessary to facilitate the mobility needs of a member of the household.
The maximum grant available is €6,000 (ex. V.A.T.).
An Occupational Therapist Report must accompany any applications made under the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability and the Mobility Aids Housing Grant.
Mobility Aids Housing Grant Application Form
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