Louth County Council

Note this request relates to the provision of housing adaptations under the following three schemes: Housing Grants for People with a Disability; Housing Aid for Older People; Disabled Persons Grant Scheme. In each of the following years – 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018/19 – how many applications did the council receive for housing adaptation? Please break this down by grant scheme. In each of the following years – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 – how many applicants were successful in their application for housing adaptation? Please break this down by 1) grant scheme and 2) priority category e.g. Emergency case, Priority 1, Priority 2, Priority 3. In each of the following years – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 – what was the average processing time for an application for housing adaptation – from when an applicant submits an application for adaptation, until they are approved by the local authority and then until completion of works. (for example, application received 2/7/18/. Application approved 20/8/18. Adaptation work completed 22/10/18. Time from application to works beginning = 16 weeks) In each of the following years – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 – what was the average cost of a housing adaptation? Please break this down by grant scheme. In each of the following years – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 – what month, if any, did the scheme close? Please provide data for each grant scheme.