Elderly and disabled lose grant aid for essential work

A NUMBER of elderly and disabled people have been refused grant aid for essential repairs, because they proceeded with work after Cork County Council was forced to suspend a scheme in 2003, due to a shortage of funding from Central Government.

Elderly and disabled lose grant aid for essential work
Tue, 19 Jul, 2005 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan

Several councillors in the north Cork region complained yesterday that people who applied for Disabled Persons’ Grants and Essential Repairs Grants couldn’t wait until these grants were later reinstated.

Repairs carried out included installing showers and stair lifts.

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