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Over 100 vacant social homes across Galway to be refurbished and re-let this year
21 May 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – Over 100 vacant social homes across Galway are to be refurbished and re-let this year.
Housing Minister Darragh O’ Brien has today announced another Voids Stimulus Programme to cover 3 thousand social housing units nationwide.
Under the scheme, his Department covers a refurbishment cost of €11 thousand per home, or up to €50 thousand for vacant homes requiring significant work.
In Galway, 117 homes will be refurbishment and returned to active social housing stock this year – 50 in the city, and 67 in the county.
Galway East TD Sean Canney has long argued that the refurbishment of vacant homes should be a vital pillar in addressing the housing crisis.