Housing Adaptation Grant application form: where to get it, and how to fill it in

By the GrantHub Ireland team · Republic of Ireland · Last updated 11 September 2026

One form, three grants

• Housing Adaptation Grant: up to €40,000, for household incomes up to €75,000. Stairlifts, through-floor and platform lifts, accessible bathrooms, ramps, extensions. Always needs an OT report.
• Mobility Aids Grant: up to €8,000, for household incomes up to €37,500. Stairlifts, grab rails, ramps and level-access showers. Needs an OT report only for a stairlift or a hoist.
• Housing Aid for Older People: up to €10,700, for people aged 66 or over. Essential repairs such as the roof, rewiring, windows and heating. Needs a trade report rather than an OT report.

Not sure which one fits? Check in two minutes, or read the full guide to the three grants.

Where to get your council’s form

Download it from your council’s website, usually under housing and then grants. You can also ask for a paper copy at the council offices, or phone the housing grants section and ask them to post one. The HSE does not issue this form, even for a stairlift: if you were looking for the HSE stair lift grant application form, this is the one you need.

Apply to the council for the area you live in. In Dublin, Cork and Galway there is more than one council, and your Eircode settles which.

Council websites move their forms around. If a link has stopped working, the council’s housing grants section will send you the current form.

What each part of the form asks for

Layouts differ between councils, but every form asks for the same things. This is the order on the Dublin City Council form.

1. The applicant. The person the works are for: name, date of birth, address, Eircode, phone, email and PPS number.
2. Someone applying on their behalf. If a son, daughter or carer is filling it in, their details and their relationship to the applicant.
3. The property. The address, who owns it, how long the applicant has lived there and how many people live in the house.
4. The household. Everyone living in the home, with date of birth, PPS number and gross income for the previous tax year.
5. The works. What needs doing and the estimated cost. Say exactly what the adaptation is and why it is needed.
6. The Doctor’s Certificate. The GP writes the medical conditions and how they affect daily living, then signs and stamps it. Fill in the GP’s name and practice details yourself before the appointment, and bring the form with you.
7. The declaration. Read it, tick the consent boxes yourself, then sign and date it by hand.

What to send with the form

• An occupational therapist report, where the grant needs one (see above). Any CORU registered OT is accepted, HSE or private. How the OT report works.
• Written, itemised quotes, usually two or three, from the installers or builders.
• Proof of household income for the previous tax year.
• Proof that Local Property Tax is paid.
• Proof that the applicant owns the home and lives there as their main residence.
• Revenue tax clearance, if the grant will be over €10,000.

What holds a form up

• Ordering the work early. Nothing started, ordered or paid for before the written approval is grant aided.
• A vague OT report. “Consider a stairlift” funds less than a report naming the adaptation, the difficulty behind it and why other options will not do.
• A missing GP stamp or signature on the Doctor’s Certificate.
• Quotes that are not itemised, or only one quote where the council wants more.
• No proof of Local Property Tax. Councils check it.

Questions about the form

Is there a HSE stair lift grant application form?

No. Stairlift grants in Ireland are paid by your county council, through the Mobility Aids Grant or the Housing Adaptation Grant, so the form comes from the council. The HSE’s part is usually the occupational therapist assessment.

Is the housing adaptation grant form the same in every county?

The grants and the national rules are the same everywhere, but each council prints its own version of the form. They ask for the same things in a slightly different order. Use the form from the council for the area you live in.

Is one form enough for all three grants?

Yes. The Housing Adaptation Grant, the Mobility Aids Grant and Housing Aid for Older People all go in on the one council form. You cannot claim the Housing Adaptation Grant and the Mobility Aids Grant for the same works.

Who signs the form?

The applicant signs and dates the declaration by hand. The GP completes, signs and stamps the Doctor’s Certificate section.

Do I need the occupational therapist report before I send the form?

For the Housing Adaptation Grant an OT report is always needed. For the Mobility Aids Grant it is needed only for a stairlift or a hoist. Housing Aid for Older People needs a trade report instead, from an electrician or heating contractor for example.

Can I start the work once the form is in?

No. Do not order, start or pay for any work until the council’s written approval arrives. Work started before approval is not grant aided, in any county.