€74.5m exchequer funding combined with local authority contribution ensures over €93m available to deliver 13,000 grants

12% increase in national funding for 2024

Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith has welcomed over €3.21 million in funding for Housing Adaptation Grants in Cavan and Monaghan. Over €1.7 million has been announced for Cavan, while over €1.499 has been allocated for Monaghan.

The Housing Adaptation Grant for Older People and Disabled People assist with the necessary adaptations, repairs or improvement works in order to make the accommodation more suitable to the needs of older and disabled people supporting them to live in their homes.

In total €93 million worth of funding has been announced, which will deliver 13,000 grants nationwide.

80% of the grant comes from Exchequer funding through the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The remaining 20% in funding comes from the relevant local authority which administers the scheme.

The Fianna Fáil TD said: “I am delighted that my party colleague and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien, has allocated increased funding this year to ensure delivery of these much needed grants which will allow Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council to continue to support older and disabled people to live independently and in their own homes.

“Fianna Fáil in Government wants to empower and enable people to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible – these grants help us to do just that.  They also provide a boost to our local economy, creating employment opportunities for local contractors.”

Deputy Smith concluded by saying that grants of up to €30,000 are available to assist disabled people carry out necessary works to make a house more suitable for their needs. Additionally, grants of up to €8,000 are available to assist older people to have necessary repairs or improvements carried out on their homes and grants of up to €6,000 are available for mobility aids.

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30/05/2024