Disabled people may lose house grant

DISABLED people may lose funding to adapt their homes as local authorities review the grant scheme.

Disabled people may lose house grant
Wed, 05 Mar, 2003 - 00:00
Mícheál Lehane

The grant pays 90%, up to a maximum of €20,000, to adapt a home for a disabled person.

Some county councils, such as Kilkenny, have suspended the scheme altogether.

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