€38.4m Allocated To Private Housing Grants in 2014
Today (15th Jan 2014) Minister Jan O’Sullivan allocated €38.4m to local authorities for a range of private housing grants in 2014.
The increased funding supports home adaptations for older people, people with a disability and people with mobility issues.
Commenting on the allocation the Minister said, “last year the budget allocation for these grants was €34.2m. I am pleased to be in a position to increase that funding by 11% in 2014 to €38m. Every local authority has increased funding for grants compared to the initial allocation in 2013. Last year these grants assisted 7011 households and this year I expect that some 7800 households will benefit from the schemes.”
The Minister also stated that in line with practice in 2013 she expects to be in a position to make an additional allocation to these grants later in 2014. “Through the careful management of my Department’s budget €2.2m in additional funds were made available to local authorities for these schemes in July 2013. I will be applying the same rigour to my Department’s capital budget this year and additional funding for these grants will be a priority for savings identified mid-year.”
| Local Authority | Initial Allocation February 2013 | Final Allocation July 2013 | Initial Allocation January 2014 |
| Carlow Co Co | €597,663 | €634,081 | €658,359 |
| Cavan Co Co | €830,524 | €880,847 | €914,395 |
| Clare Co Co | €1,156,000 | €1,237,486 | €1,291,810 |
| Cork Co Co | €3,648,928 | €3,814,922 | €3,925,585 |
| Donegal Co Co | €661,824 | €778,088 | €780,000 |
| Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown | €584,958 | €740,471 | €844,147 |
| Fingal Co Co | €1,270,774 | €1,460,348 | €1,561,049 |
| Galway Co Co | €1,315,509 | €1,438,098 | €1,519,824 |
| Kerry Co Co | €1,156,777 | €1,358,026 | €1,431,022 |
| Kildare Co Co | €1,620,000 | €1,739,898 | €1,819,830 |
| Kilkenny Co Co | €1,124,929 | €1,190,906 | €1,234,891 |
| Laois Co Co | €208,739 | €384,826 | €418,656 |
| Leitrim Co Co | €52,763 | €229,861 | €246,032 |
| Limerick Co Co | €1,178,764 | €1,269,913 | €1,330,679 |
| Longford Co Co | €550,139 | €577,400 | €595,574 |
| Louth Co Co | €882,516 | €963,068 | €1,016,769 |
| Mayo Co Co | €2,060,173 | €2,160,404 | €2,227,225 |
| Meath Co Co | €389,698 | €499,545 | €572,776 |
| Monaghan Co Co | €669,768 | €711,729 | €739,703 |
| North Tipp Co Co | €340,606 | €497,939 | €531,864 |
| Offaly Co Co | €500,000 | €551,663 | €586,105 |
| Roscommon Co Co | €567,965 | €616,597 | €649,019 |
| Sligo Co Co | €221,587 | €343,280 | €375,351 |
| South Dublin Co Co | €971,189 | €1,229,012 | €1,333,635 |
| South Tipp Co Co | €870,391 | €1,057,262 | €1,099,782 |
| Waterford Co Co | €331,219 | €378,996 | €410,847 |
| Westmeath Co Co | €348,578 | €522,701 | €561,000 |
| Wexford Co Co | €968,612 | €1,070,672 | €1,138,712 |
| Wicklow Co Co | €453,694 | €543,301 | €603,039 |
| Cork City Council | €1,399,793 | €1,491,600 | €1,552,805 |
| Dublin City Council | €3,945,856 | €4,410,309 | €4,656,977 |
| Galway City Council | €241,024 | €417,504 | €448,222 |
| Limerick City Council | €808,708 | €931,256 | €958,560 |
| Waterford City Council | €279,073 | €353,930 | €376,099 |
| Reserve | €1,991,259 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | €34,200,000 | €36,485,939 | €38,410,342 |
Note: The allocations above are the Departmental contribution to local authorities. Each local authority contributes an additional 20% from its own resources.