Aids and adaptations · Northern Ireland

Aids and adaptations in Derry City and Strabane

We deliver aids and adaptations in social homes in Derry City and Strabane, to occupational therapists' recommendations and with the resident at the centre.

We take on aids and adaptations in Derry City and Strabane for the Housing Executive, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Social homes in Derry City and Strabane are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and housing associations.

Derry City and Strabane at a glance

Council: Derry City and Strabane District Council
Nation: Northern Ireland
Council homes: Housing Executive and housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (NI)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 151,109 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.90 (our estimate)

In Northern Ireland the Housing Executive, not the council, is the public landlord. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Derry City and Strabane?

In Northern Ireland, councils are not housing authorities. Social homes in Derry City and Strabane are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and by registered housing associations, which are regulated by the Department for Communities.

What do we cover in Derry City and Strabane?

Grab rails, stair rails and lever taps
Ramps, steps and handrails
Door widening and threshold removal
Kitchen adaptations at accessible heights
Ground-floor bedroom and shower room extensions

How do we deliver it?

Our prices are itemised in the format your funding route requires, which saves time when claims are made.

Which rules apply in Derry City and Strabane?

In Northern Ireland, the Housing Executive adapts its own homes, and housing association adaptations are funded through the Department for Communities after an occupational therapist's referral.

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What do aids and adaptations cost in Derry City and Strabane?

Our guide range for a level-access shower or wet room in Derry City and Strabane is £4,300–£5,850 per home. That is the UK range of £4,750–£6,500 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.90 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

Questions about aids and adaptations in Derry City and Strabane

Who is the social landlord in Derry City and Strabane?

Do you also work near Derry City and Strabane?

Yes. We take on aids and adaptations across Northern Ireland, including Mid Ulster, Fermanagh and Omagh, Causeway Coast and Glens and Antrim and Newtownabbey, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Derry City and Strabane?

In Northern Ireland, the Housing Executive and registered housing associations work to the Northern Ireland Decent Homes Standard, which the Department for Communities consulted on revising in 2025–26.