€1.55m allocated in Housing Adaptation Grant funding

Increased 2023 allocation will help facilitate independent living.

A total of €1.55m in funding has been allocated for Housing Adaptation Grants for Older and Disabled people in Cavan in 2023.

Nationally, €83.125m has been allocated for these grants benefitting 12,300 people, a 2.3% increase on the 2022 initial allocation.

This represents a continuation of the year-on-year increases in the grant since 2014.

The allocation was announced by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Kieran O’Donnell TD.

The funding will help facilitate older people and disabled people in Cavan to live independently in their own homes.

Of the 2023 funding allocation of €1.55m for Cavan, the Exchequer will provide €1.24m. Cavan County Council will provide the remaining €310,396.