Louth Gets Housing Funds Boost

I welcome the news that Louth County Council is to receive €1,374,568 to improve housing for the elderly and disabled people in the locality. 

I am delighted that Louth  is getting its fair share of the housing adaptations grants for the elderly and disabled in our local community. 

The grant allows extensions to be built for people with a disability, and also housing adaptations to improve mobility, by funding items such as stair lifts and access ramps. This is hugely important for those affected as it can greatly improve their quality of life. 

The funding was made available as part of a €91m housing investment package confirmed  by Minister Kelly. 

Under the package, a further €482,247  is being provided towards local authority house adaptations and extensions to meet the needs of local tenants with a disability and to deal with overcrowding.

A major plank of the funding will also be channelled into addressing vacant housing units. 

I’m pleased that nine vacant local authority units in Louth  will also now be put back into productive use locally following the commitment of €225,615  to help address vacancy problems. 

One of my huge frustrations is seeing boarded up social housing not being used, so it’s important to see these vacant units come back on stream as quickly as possible.

I am also pleased that €908,256  funding has been provided to Louth  to help make local authority houses more energy efficient.