Louth affordable housing scheme may have only five eligible applicants

Councillors at the March meeting were told that there may be just five applications eligible for the Council's affordable housing scheme.

Cllr Kevin Meenan raised the matter at the March meeting, seeking an update on how applications for the scheme were progressing.

Senior Executive Officer, Mr John Lawrence, told the meeting that Louth County Council, to that point, had received around 26 applications for the ten houses available in the affordable housing scheme at Cois Farraige in Blackrock.

Mr Lawrence went on to say that the actual number of eligible applications among the 26 was quite low, at that point, less than five. Highlighting that there was “very strict criteria” in relation to applying for the scheme, he added that they had extended the closing date for applications to the Wednesday 6 March.

Mr Lawrence added that there was some issues around the approvals that applicants got in principle from the pillar banks not being sufficient, adding that they would be highlighting issues with the process with the Housing Agency.