Grants to Improve Your HomeHow to apply for the adaption schemeRegulations have been introduced which make provision for a new framework of grant aid for older people and people with a disability, following a review of the Disabled Person’s Grant and Essential Repairs Grant schemes by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
The Regulations provide for three new schemes of grant aid as follows:-Housing Adaptation Grant Scheme for People with a Disability
Mobility Aids Housing Grant Scheme
Housing Aid for Older People The Housing Adaptation Grant Scheme The Housing Adaptation Grant Scheme will assist in the provision and adaptation of accommodation to meet the needs of people with a disability. This replaces the Disabled Person’s Grant scheme, and increases the maximum grant to €30,000 and may cover up to 95% of the approved cost of the works.
Prioritisation of eligibility will be on the basis of medical need with 95% of the approved cost of work available to those households with annual income of less than €30,000 tapering to 30% for those with annual household incomes of between €54,001 and €65,000. This grant covers such works as access ramps, stairlifts, installation of downstairs toilet facilities, accessible bathrooms and extensions.
The Mobility Aids Housing Grant SchemeThe Mobility Aids Housing Grant Scheme covers a basic suite of works to address mobility problems primarily associated with ageing. The maximum grant available is €6,000 and may cover up to 100% of the approved cost of the works. The grant is limited to households with an income of €30,000 or less, and covers such works as level access showers, ramps, grabrails, stairlifts and other minor works.
The Housing Aid for Older People Grant Scheme The Housing Aid for Older People Grant Scheme implements the Government decision to transfer the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly Scheme from the HSE to the Local Authority sector by amalgamating it with the Essential Repairs Grant Scheme. The aim of the scheme is to assist older people living in poor housing conditions to have essential repairs or improvements carried out. The maximum grant will be €10,500 and may cover 100% of the approved cost of the works for applicants with an annual household income of less than €30,000 tapering to 30% for those with annual household incomes of between €54,001 to €65,000. This grant covers such works as structural repairs, rewiring, replacement of doors and windows, provision of water and sanitary services, and other repair or improvement works which are considered essential.
More information can be found on the Dublin City Web Site www.dublincity.ie
Dublin City Council
Housing Maintenance/Home Grants Section
Block 2, Floor 2
Civic Offices
Wood Quay
Dublin 8
Tel: (01) 222 2195
Fax: (01) 222 2617
