General Election Candidate for Tipperary welcomes revised Housing Adaptation Grants of up to €40,000
Local Fianna Fáil General Election Candidate for Tipperary South, Imelda Goldsboro welcomes the revised grants
Local Fianna Fáil General Election Candidate for Tipperary South, Imelda Goldsboro has welcomed the revised Housing Adaptation Grants of up to €40,000.
The new regulations come about after recommendations on a ‘Report on the Review of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability’.
The Housing (Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People) Regulations 2024 provide the legal basis for the introduction of the recommendations set out in the recently completed review.
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The key changes include an increase in the grant limits of over 30%, an increase of 25% in the income thresholds for eligibility. The legislation also adjusts the burden sharing for local authorities by reducing the local authority funding contribution to 15% (from the existing 20%) together with a number of amendments to the means test. Key changes in the Regulations include:
An increase in the maximum level of Housing Adaption Grant for Disabled People to €40,000 (an increase of €10,000;
An increase in the maximum level of the Housing Aid for Older People Grant to €10,700 (an increase of €2,700); and
An increase in the maximum level of the Mobility Aid Grant of €8,000 (an increase of €2,000).
The new scheme will commence from 1 December 2024 and all applications submitted on or after that date will be considered under the revised scheme. New application forms will be available from local authorities from 1 December.
Cllr Goldsboro said: "These grants are a lifeline for many families and individuals. The ESRI projections indicate that the numbers of people aged over 65 will more than double to 1.3 million people by 2040. As more people live longer lives, they will want to stay healthy and independent, live in their own homes and communities and keep to a minimum their use of in-patient and out-patient hospital services."