Tánaiste Simon Coveney has welcomed the increased funding announced in Housing Adaption Grants for Older People with a disability.
Cork City has been allocated €1.4 million for the grants this year, a 24% increase on 2017.
The council will contribute a further 20% to the fund bringing the total pot to over €1.75 million.
The Tánaiste said, “These grants are often the difference in keeping people in a much-loved home and living independently. They can be used to help with wheelchair accessibility, putting in a downstairs bathroom, adding a stair-lift or installing guard rails.”
Simon Coveney added, “The grants can pay for up to 95% of works and are allowed in different types of homes from owner occupied, renter or someone in receipt of housing assistance.”
More information can be found in the housing section of Cork City Council: http://www.corkcity.