Council to get €500k funds for Disabled Persons Grant Scheme

By William O’Connor

SOUTH DUBLIN County Council is to receive funding of over €500,000 for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme.

The funding was announced this week and is part of an allocation of over €12 million from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government towards the scheme.  

The funding has been welcomed by local TD and Tánaiste, Frances Fitzgerald.

She told The Echo: “I welcome the efforts made by South Dublin County Council to improve the quality of life for those with disabilities and those affected by over-crowding, this will greatly improve the housing conditions for those living with disabilities and addresses issues of overcrowding in existing social housing stock, while Improvement Works instead provide an alternative to social housing for approved social housing applicants currently in private accommodation.”

The scheme provides funding for extensions and adaptations to existing social housing stock such as grab rails, disabled access ramps, wet rooms, etc. The scheme also provides extensions in cases of overcrowding.

“The scheme also provides funding for Improvement Works in Lieu in order to improve or extend privately-owned accommodation where the occupant is already approved for social housing, reducing the strain on current social housing stock.