Over €405,000 allocated for adapting e homes of people with a disability in Louth
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Over €405,000 has been allocated for adapting and extending the homes of people with a disability or mobility issues in Louth.
The Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien TD and the Minister of State with responsibility for Planning and Local Government Peter Burke have approved funding of more than €23m for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs).
Louth County Council will receive €405,903 funding for extensions and adaptations to existing social housing stock for older people and people with a disability such as grab rails, disabled access ramps, wet roomsand downstairs bedrooms.
Minister Burke approves over €23m in funding for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme & Improvement Works in Lieu of Local Authority Housing Scheme
7th May 2021 - Peter Burke TD
Fine Gael Minister of State for Planning and Local Government Peter Burke has today approved funding of more than €23m million for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs).
Importantly, every local authority will receive the funds they have requested to carry out works this year in 2021. Under both schemes, exchequer funding meets 90% of the cost of the works, with the Local Authority providing the remaining 10%.
LMFM By Simon Doyle The funding was announced this morning.
Nearly three quarters of a million euro has been awarded for local schemes involving disabled persons and housing improvements.
Louth County Council will receive over €405,000 and
Meath County Council will receive over €323,000 for their Disabled Persons Grant and Improvement Works In Lieu of Social Housing schemes.
It s 90% of the funding required for both, with the councils footing the remaining 10%.
Over €23.7 million has been awarded to local authorities nationwide for the projects.
Local Fine Gael TD for Louth and East Meath, Fergus O Dowd, has welcomed this morning s funding.
Press release
Minister O Brien & Minister Burke approve over â¬23m in funding for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme & Improvement Works in Lieu of Local Authority Housing Scheme
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh OâBrien TD and the Minister of State with responsibility for Planning and Local Government Peter Burke TD have today (7 May) approved funding of more than â¬23m million for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs).
Every local authority will receive the funds they have requested to carry out works this year in 2021. Under both schemes, exchequer funding meets 90% of the cost of the works in each property, with the local authority providing the remaining 10%.
€112,593 funding for Leitrim for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme & Improvement Works
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The Minister of State for Planning and Local Government Peter Burke and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien have today (7 May) approved funding of more than €23m million for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs).
Leitrim Co Council will receive an allocation of €101,333 with €11,259 contribution from their own resources leaving a combined fund of €112,593 available in the county for the scheme covering 21 housing units.
Importantly, every local authority will receive the funds they have requested to carry out works this year in 2021. Under both schemes, exchequer funding meets 90% of the cost of the works, with the Local Authority providing the remaining 10%.