Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 December 2023
4. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to increase the grant awards allowable for local authority housing adaptation grants to meet the increased building costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54366/23]
View answerHousing for All commits to reviewing the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme and a report on the review has been prepared by my Department. The review was informed by engagement with external stakeholders, including the Department of Health, the HSE, the Disability Federation of Ireland and the Irish Wheelchair Association. Written submissions were also invited and considered as part of this process. Among the areas which the review considered are the income thresholds that apply and the grant limits.
My main focus in respect of these grants is in seeking to increase the level of supports provided by further increasing the funding that is available at national level including wider access to funding at the local level.
On foot of my consideration of the Review report, my Department shared the report and supplementary analysis with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and is engaging with the Department on the recommendations in the report with a view to bringing forward amendments to the relevant Regulations governing the schemes.
