Funding Announced To Improve Homes Of People Living With Disabilities In Wicklow

Monday, 11 March 2019 12:44

By Hugh O'Farrell Walsh

A combined €1,768,217 of exchequer and Local Authority funding has been allocated to improve the homes of older people and people living with a disability in County Wicklow.

More than €71 million in funding has been announced to improve the homes of older people and people living with a disability nationwide.

This year there is an increase of nearly 8 percent in grants available compared to 2018.

Around 11 thousand 800 homes are to benefit from this funding which aims to help people continue to live independently.

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