There were 582 applications received by Mayo County Council this year for grants for the mobility aid grant and housing adaptation grants and housing aid for the older people. Of those applications, the council has been able to approve all qualified applicants who had submitted their applications up till the end of June this year.
The total spend on those grants has totalled €2.7 million this year according to a report released to the members of the housing SPC of Mayo County Council. The council hopes that by the end of the year it will be able to have approval granted to all qualified applications up to the end of September this year.
