Grants · checked November 2026
Accessible bathrooms and the council grant
The Housing Adaptation Grant for Disabled People pays up to €40,000, or 100% of the approved cost, towards work like accessible bathroom facilities, and the Mobility Aids Grant up to €8,000 (Department of Housing). In Dublin it's paid by your council: Dublin City, Fingal, South Dublin or Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. Work can't start before approval.
Checked on 3 November 2026. Bathroom Fitters Dublin is not a council or a government body and does not award grants. The council decides.
- €9,000 to €15,000for a standard full renovation of a 4 to 5 m² Dublin bathroom (LN Bathroom Renovations)
- 5 to 8 dayson site for a standard family bathroom, by one Dublin firm's own figures (Kev Decor)
- €40,000the most a council adaptation grant pays towards an accessible bathroom (Department of Housing)
- 40 pricesfrom 5 sources, read 3 November 2026: the cost guide
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Cost check
What your bathroom costs in Dublin
Two taps: the kind of job, and whether anything moves. The answer is the range Dublin firms publish for it.
Published Dublin range for this job
€3,500 to €6,000
Published Dublin prices for this job, read 3 November 2026. Kev Decor: €3,500 to €6,000 (bath to walk-in shower conversion only).
- Tiling labour runs €45 to €80 a m² in Dublin, on top of the tiles (LN Bathroom Renovations).
- A skip is €350 to €550, plus €150 to €250 for a parking permit in the city centre (Tile Merchant).
- Electrics by a Registered Electrical Contractor, who gives you a completion certificate (CRU).
How this is worked out
The range runs from the lowest to the highest figure that Dublin bathroom firms and a price guide publish for that kind of job (LN Bathroom Renovations, Kev Decor, Dublin Plumber 24hrs, Tile Merchant's Dublin column). "+" means one of them gives no top figure. Moving things adds Kev Decor's €1,500 to €3,000 for layout changes. The sum is ours. Prices read on 3 November 2026. Kev Decor adds no VAT; the others mostly don't say. It's an estimate, never a quote.
The three grants
Three council grants, one form
| Grant | Most it pays | Bathroom work |
|---|---|---|
| Housing Adaptation Grant for Disabled People | €40,000, or 100% of the approved cost, whichever is less | Bathroom facilities like an accessible shower or a downstairs toilet |
| Mobility Aids Grant | €8,000 | For people who find it hard to move around the home: grab rails, a ramp, a stair lift |
| Housing Aid for Older People | €10,700 | Essential repairs for people aged 66 or over, not a bathroom upgrade |
Maximums from the Department of Housing's March 2026 release; what each covers from gov.ie and South Dublin County Council. One application covers all three.
Income bands
How much of the cost it covers
- Gross household income up to €37,500 a year: up to 100% of the approved cost.
- Above that the share tapers, down to 30% for incomes of €62,501 to €75,000 (gov.ie).
- Income means the owner's and spouse's gross income in the previous tax year.
- The grant doesn't cover the VAT on the work; some of it may be reclaimable from Revenue after you've paid (South Dublin County Council).
Dublin's 2026 money
What Dublin's four councils have to spend in 2026
| Council | 2026 grant money | Aged 65+ | With a disability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin City Council | €15,377,122 | 79,368 | 22% |
| Fingal County Council | €7,187,016 | 36,544 | 19% |
| South Dublin County Council | €7,597,223 | 39,834 | 21% |
| Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council | €5,822,287 | 39,918 | 21% |
| All four | €35,983,648 | 195,664 | 21% |
Exchequer and council money together, for all three grants (Department of Housing). People aged 65+ and the share with a disability as Census 2022 counts it: our sums (CSO Census 2022). Funding is set each year; when a council's allocation runs low, approvals slow.
How to apply
Applying, in order
- Get the application form from your council, and its list of documents.
- For the Housing Adaptation Grant, an occupational therapist's report on the work you need. Once the work is done, up to €300 towards it can be paid with the grant (South Dublin County Council).
- Your tax and Local Property Tax must be in order, with tax clearance for a grant over €10,000.
- Get written prices for the approved work.
- Wait for approval. Work started before it isn't covered.
From South Dublin County Council's grants page; the rules behind it are national, so Dublin City, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown work the same way. South Dublin takes applications online and uses its own standard costs for some works.
The bathroom itself
What an accessible bathroom usually has
- A level-access shower or wet room floor, with no tray to step over.
- Grab rails by the toilet and in the shower, fixed into solid backing.
- A fold-down shower seat and a thermostatic valve, so the water can't scald.
- A wider door that opens out or slides.
- Non-slip floor tiles.
The occupational therapist's report sets what's needed; the council grants that work.
See it first
Your own bathroom, redone on screen
Take a photo from the doorway, pick the change and the tiles, and see the room renovated before anyone quotes. Free, in under a minute.
- Upload a photo, or answer 4 questions.
- We pass it to one company that covers your part of Dublin.
- They ring you with a written price.
Preview of your photo, not a guarantee. Your photo goes to Google's Gemini service to make the picture and isn't kept.
Before anyone comes to price it
- Measure the room, wall to wall, and the window and door.
- Decide if the toilet and shower stay where they are. Moving them adds pipework.
- Check where the hot water comes from: a cylinder, a combi boiler or an electric shower.
- In an apartment, ask the management company about access, lifts, working hours and parking for the skip.
- Ask for a written price that lists the strip-out, tanking, tiling, fittings, electrics and VAT.
Free quote
Get a price in 4 taps
Tap what you need and leave your number. It goes to one bathroom fitting company that covers your part of Dublin, and they ring you back to arrange a look at the room and a written price.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is there a grant for a new bathroom in Dublin?
Not for a standard upgrade. The council grants are for adapting a home for a disability or mobility, or essential repairs for older people.
How much is the disabled bathroom grant in Dublin?
Up to €40,000 or 100% of the approved cost, whichever is less, under the Housing Adaptation Grant (gov.ie).
Which council do I apply to?
The one for your address: Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, South Dublin County Council or Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
Can I start the work and claim after?
No. The application has to be approved before work starts (South Dublin County Council).
Does the grant cover VAT?
No, the grant doesn't cover VAT on the work (South Dublin County Council).
Keep reading
Related guides
- Walk-in showersTaking the bath out: what it costs and what to ask.
- Wet roomsLevel floors, tanking, falls to the drain, and published Dublin prices.
- Bathroom renovation costEvery Dublin firm's published price side by side, checked November 2026.
- How long it takesDays on site, tile lead times, and two Dublin jobs timed.
Where these numbers come from (5 public sources, checked 3 November 2026)
- Department of Housing, almost €130m for the housing adaptation grants, with 2026 allocations by council (9 March 2026)
- gov.ie, Housing Adaptation Grant for Disabled People (last updated 17 December 2024)
- South Dublin County Council, housing grants (rules from 1 December 2024)
- CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division and local authority
- CRU, electrical works in your home
Sources (3)
Prices and facts on this page were checked against these published pages. We are not connected to these businesses.
- LN Bathroom Renovations: lnbathroomrenovationsdublin.ie
- Kev Decor: kevdecor.ie
- Tile Merchant: tilemerchant.ie