Housing Adaptation Grant Wicklow 2026: stairlift and bathroom grants up to €40,000 from Wicklow County Council

Last updated: 12 October 2026 · For Wicklow County Council

Wicklow has a single local authority. Wicklow residents can claim up to €40,000 through the State's Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, or up to €8,000 through the Mobility Aids Grant Scheme, same national rules, applied locally. All Wicklow residents apply to Wicklow County Council.

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How to apply in Wicklow, step by step

1. Identify your council: Wicklow County Council.
2. Check whether you need an OT report. Wicklow County Council decides whether an OT report is needed, and most are done by OTs it supplies and pays. A hospital or private OT can also be used. If you pay a private OT and the grant is paid, the council pays back up to €300 of the fee as part of the grant, not on top of it (for the Mobility Aids Grant, only where the council decides the assessment was needed).
3. Check what the council wants on quotes. The national form asks for no set number. After approval, the council asks for information from the contractor doing the work, such as a quote and their tax reference number. Wicklow County Council applies its own schedule of standard costs to Mobility Aids and Housing Adaptation Grants, and if the final invoice is lower than the approved standard cost, it pays only the invoice amount.
4. Download the application form from your council's website (links below).
5. Submit: the form (with the Doctor’s Certificate signed and stamped by your GP, for the Housing Adaptation or Mobility Aids Grant), proof of income for the previous tax year for the owner and their spouse or partner (a Revenue Statement of Liability, not a P60, plus a Department of Social Protection payment statement for payments that are not on it, such as Disability Allowance or Fuel Allowance), proof that Local Property Tax is paid, deferred or exempt for all years, with the owner’s name and the address, and an OT report if the work needs one. If the grant comes to €10,000 or more you will also need tax clearance from Revenue, which the council asks for after approval.
6. Wait for written approval. The national target is a decision within six weeks of a complete application. Do not start works.
7. Have works carried out after approval. Submit completion documents to receive payment.

Steps, documents, quotes and OT reports: national application form, Wicklow County Council standard costs, national guidelines, December 2024, checked 12 October 2026.

Wicklow council application details

Wicklow County Council

• Send to: Housing Grants, Wicklow County Council, County Buildings, Wicklow Town A67 FW96 (the form says Station Road, the website Whitegates; same Eircode)
• Phone: 0404 20100
• Email, for questions: grants@wicklowcoco.ie
• Grants page: wicklow.ie
• Covers: All of County Wicklow

Addresses, phone numbers and emails checked on Wicklow County Council’s own pages and application form on 12 October 2026. Confirm with the council before posting anything.

Wicklow County Council grants for pensioners, stairlifts and bathrooms

When people look for Wicklow County Council grants for pensioners, or housing grants from Wicklow County Council, they usually mean three grants. Wicklow County Council runs all three, and all three go in on the same application form.

• Housing Aid for Older People: up to €10,700 for homeowners aged 66 or over, for essential repairs and improvements such as heating, windows or rewiring.
• Mobility Aids Grant: up to €8,000 for a stairlift, grab rails, a ramp or a level-access shower, for household incomes up to €37,500.
• Housing Adaptation Grant: up to €40,000 for bigger work such as a through-floor lift, a downstairs bathroom or an extension, for household incomes up to €75,000.

These are also what people mean by home improvement grants for pensioners, or grants for disabled adaptations, in Wicklow. There is no separate HSE stair lift grant in Wicklow. The council pays the grant, and the HSE’s part is usually the occupational therapist report.

How long it takes in Wicklow

The national guidelines ask councils to decide within six weeks of receiving a fully completed and valid application. That is a target, not a deadline, and the clock starts only when nothing is missing: a council sends back an application that is missing key documents, with a checklist. We found no processing time of its own on Wicklow County Council’s pages (checked 12 October 2026). Wicklow County Council allocates funding by priority: Priority 1 first, then 2, then 3. Priority 3 means the person is independent now and the work is to future-proof the home. It also prioritises delayed hospital discharges (Wicklow County Council).

Wicklow County Council decides whether an OT report is needed, and most are done by OTs it supplies and pays. A hospital or private OT can also be used. So send the application first, with the Doctor’s Certificate completed. If you pay a private OT and the grant is paid, the council pays back up to €300 of the fee as part of the grant, not on top of it (for the Mobility Aids Grant, only where the council decides the assessment was needed). Order nothing until the council approves in writing: work started before approval is not paid for.

Getting the application form

The form is on the Wicklow County Council website, under housing grants. You can also ask for a paper copy at the council offices or by phone, using the details above. Our guide to the housing adaptation grant application form shows what each section asks for and what to have ready before you start.

What's specific to applying in Wicklow

• Wicklow Mountains rural housing (Glenmalure, Glendalough, Roundwood) is older traditional stock, curved stairlifts common.
• Coastal apartments (Bray, Greystones, Wicklow town, Arklow), confirm management company consent before any structural works.
• Listed Georgian properties in Bray and Wicklow town, Section 57 declarations may apply.

Wicklow stairlift coverage by town

Stairlift and home adaptation installers work across all of Wicklow. Common service areas include: Bray, Greystones, Wicklow town, Arklow, Blessington, Newtownmountkennedy, Rathdrum, Aughrim, Avoca, Tinahely.

FAQs, Wicklow specifically