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€1.4 million to improve houses of vulnerable people in Offaly
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Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke TD, have announced a €75m fund for Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability.
€1,368,805 of this will be spent in Offaly.
The fund, which supports home adaptations for older people, those with a disability and people with mobility issues, is 80% exchequer funding through the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, with 20% funding from the relevant local authority.
Grants of up to €30,000 are available to assist people with a disability in carrying out necessary works to make a house more suitable for their needs, up to €8,000 to assist older people to have necessary repairs or improvements carried out and up to €6,000 for mobility aids.
Almost €2 Million for older people and people with a disability in Kilkenny
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A total of €1,950,014 in Government funding has been allocated to Kilkenny for Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability according to Deputy John McGuinness who has welcomed the announcement.
The funding comes as part of €75m fund for Housing Adaptation Grants across the country announced this morning by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke TD.
The fund, which supports home adaptations for older people, those with a disability and people with mobility issues, is 80% exchequer funding through the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, with 20% funding from the relevant local authority.
Longford will receive a total of €829,000 to provide home adaptations for older people and those living with disability and mobility issues. Minister of St.