A transfer belt (1) for facilitating assisted transfer of a person, said transfer belt comprising a belt body (2) a loop (6A 6D, 6E, 6F 6G) being attached to the belt body at a first longitudinal position (8A 8D 8E, 8F 8G) in a longitudinal direction of said belt body and handle means (5A-C, 5A 5C) being slidably arranged through said loop (6A 6D, 6E, 6F 6G), said handle means being attached to the belt body (2) at a second longitudinal position (8B) in said longitudinal direction, wherein said second longitudinal position being, in said longitudinal direction, spaced apart from said first longitudinal position such that, when subjecting said handle means to an external force, the handle means is forced through the loop thereby longitudinally forcing the first and second longitudinal positions together in order to tighten the transfer belt (1) against the waist of said person.
