Longford County Council has announced restricted opening hours due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis
Longford County Council brought 34 vacant social homes back into active use under the Voids Programme, recouping €374,000 from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage through the Voids Programme in 2022.
The Voids Programme supports local authorities in preparing vacant homes for re-letting.
Nationally in 2022, 2,307 vacant social homes were brought back into active use in 2022 under the Voids Programme.
This is just above the anticipated figure of 2,273 vacant social homes, indicating that the intensive work in 2020 and 2021 by local authorities in this area has reduced the number of vacant social homes.
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, published the figures last week and said, “Apart from the obvious advantages of meeting demand for social housing, the return of these 34 vacant homes in Longford has a positive impact on communities.
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