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Local councils will have €2.5 million for home adaptation grants

Mar 1, 2021 07:51 By Shannonside News
Local councils will have €2.5 million for home adaptation grants
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Counties in the Shannonside region are being given just over two and a half million euro under funds to improve homes of older people and people with a disability.

The fund which supports home adaptions is 80% exchequer funding through the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage, with 20% funding from the local councils in each county.

Roscommon will have a total of €1,190,000 available under the scheme, including the local council contribution, while Longford will have €829,000 and Leitrim will have €565,000 available.

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Grants of up to €30,000 are available to help people with a disability to carry out necessary works to make a house more suitable for their needs , while up to €8,000 is available to help older people to have necessary repairs carried out and grants of up to €6,000 are also available for mobility aids.

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