REVEALED: Over €7 million paid out to bring vacant Tipperary homes back to life
Nearly 500 Vacant Property Refurbishment grant applications have been approved in the county
It's been revealed that a total of €7,064,277 has been paid out in in grants so far to bring homes in Tipperary back to use.
449 Vacant Property Refurbishment grant applications have been approved in Tipperary, which has brought more homes back into residential use, a Fine Gael Councillor Declan Burgess has said.
“From the period of 1st January to 31st March 2025 there has been 47 received applications, with 44 approved under this successful Fine Gael scheme.
Also, during this period, 66 grants have been issued totalling a total of €3,659,104 of funding awarded to Tipperary applicants. This is great news.” said the West Tipperary representative.
Cathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council Cllr. Declan Burgess said that the grant is supporting people across County Tipperary to bring these vacant and derelict properties back into use as homes.
"The Vacant Property Refurbishment grant was introduced to help bring derelict properties back to life as affordable homes.
So far in Tipperary €7,064,277 in grants have been drawn down.
We can see the number of grants being paid out continuing to rise significantly each quarter as works on properties are completed. It’s fantastic to see so many people in County Tipperary availing of this grant.
Across the country, €112.5 million has been paid out since the grant was launched in July 2022, showing the importance of the scheme."