The Workplace Adaptation Grant provides financial support to employers and self-employed individuals to make necessary changes to their workplaces to accommodate employees or future employees with disabilities. The grant can cover modifications to equipment, technology, and the business premises or remote working space.

Grant Amount

The maximum grant amount is €25,000.

Eligible Uses

• Equipment Adaptations: Modifications to furniture, equipment, or technology.
• Workplace Modifications: Changes to the business premises or remote working space, including:
• Installing ramps, lifts, washing facilities, or alarm systems with flashing lights.
• Modifying toilets.
• Widening doors.

Ineligible Uses

• Equipment or adaptations typically provided by employers.
• Equipment or adaptations required by law (e.g., building regulations).
• General business setup costs.
• Adaptations to the employee's home, even if it's the primary workplace (use the Housing Adaptation Grant for this).

Eligibility

• Employer or Self-Employed: Must be an employer in the private, community, voluntary, or not-for-profit sector or a self-employed individual.
• Workplace Needs Assessment: A completed assessment is required to demonstrate the need for adaptations and identify specific requirements.
• Employee Support: The employee should support the application.

How to apply

The Department of Social Protection is developing an online application process, which will be available soon.

To apply, there must be a Workplace Needs Assessment to demonstrate the need for workplace adaptations and determine the specific adaptations needed. The employee should support the application.

Step 1: Complete the application form

• Request the form from your local Intreo Office or download it from gov.ie.
• Complete the WA2 Form.

Step 2: Submission and support details

• Send your completed WA2 Form by post to Work and Access Section, Central Team, Finglas Intreo Centre, PO Box 13736, Freepost FDN7696, Dublin 11

Step 3: Assessment and processing

• A designated Employer Relations Officer (ERO) will manage your application.
• You will be contacted directly to discuss available options and necessary documents.
• Final approval is required before purchasing any support.
• Applications submitted after purchasing support cannot be processed or paid.

Quotes

Your application must include invoices or quotes for any adaptations to ensure the best, most cost-effective option has been chosen.

How many quotations are needed?

Number of quotations needed:

• Under €700: 1 quotation
• €700 to €1,500: 2 quotations
• Over €1,500: 3 quotations

If getting multiple quotes is not possible, a justification must be given (for example, a shortage of qualified specialists). Only the most cost-effective recommendation needs to be stated.

Appeals:

You cannot formally appeal a decision, but you can request a review by another DSP officer within 21 days of the decision. You'll need to explain why you believe the decision was wrong and provide supporting evidence.