Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 June 2025
115. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding his Department provided for the housing adaptation grants for older people and people with disabilities in the years of 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [34734/25]
View answerMy Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to administer the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People, which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The suite of grants, which include the Housing Adaptation Grant for Disabled People, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant, are funded by my Department with a contribution from the resources of the local authority.
In 2024 Exchequer funding of €74.5 million was initially allocated for the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People. Additional funding was secured for the scheme through Supplementary Estimate of €8 million resulting in an Exchequer funding provision of over €82 million. Budget 2025 provided for an increase of €25m in the funding provision for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People, with almost €100 million allocated for 2025, continuing the year on year increases since 2014.
|
Year |
Exchequer Funding Provided for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People |
|
2024 |
€82,678,004 |
|
2025 |
€99,500,000 |
