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ESSENTIAL REPAIRS GRANTS (ERG)/ DISABLED PERSONS GRANTS(DPG) SCHEMES_____________________________________________________A new scheme for prioritisation of ERG and DPGs was developed through theHousing SPC and adopted by Mayo County Council during the course of 2003. Thisscheme which involved prioritisation on the basis of need and introduction of a timelimit meant that more focused use could be made of resources and financial assistancecould be directed where it was most urgently needed. The financial ceiling whichlimits the amount of recoupment which the County Council can claim from theDepartment of the Environment in 2005 was set at €1.06m. The overall effect of thenew scheme is that all current applications up to the end of 2005 will be dealt with forboth ERGs and DPGs in the current year. All applications currently in hand are eitherapproved or in the course of being approved and an additional Occupational Therapisthas been commissioned to ensure that there is no time lag in the approval process.As was agreed when the scheme was being set up and the following eighteen monthsof experience in its implementation a review process was put in place. The reviewwas discussed by the Housing SPC and the recommendations put forward by the SPCwere adopted by the Mayo County Council at its meeting in October 2005. Themodifications include some significant changes including the ceiling costs for variousaspects of work, the inclusion of new categories of work in the scheme, and theinclusion of a provision for specialist medical equipment. These modifications aredesigned to make the scheme more responsive to the needs which we haveexperienced on the ground and it is intended that the scheme will be applied to all newapplications from January 1 st 2006.REFURBISHMENT PROGRAMMEApproval in principle has been granted by the Department for a county widecomprehensive Refurbishment Programme which will bring all of our existinghousing stock up to an agreed minimum standard over the course of the next two tothree years. Work is continuing on a total of 432 units in the Belmullet / Swinford /Castlebar / Claremorris and Ballinrobe Electoral Areas. The expected expenditure onthe 432 units will be €4.10m, with €2.50m provided for by way of loan to be repaidfrom internal receipts and a balance of €1.60m to be funded by way of capital grantfrom the Department.It is expected that approval to sign contracts for works on the remaining rural housesin the Belmullet Electoral Area will be granted early in 2006, following which theoutstanding rural houses and schemes will be approved by the Department on aphased basis. The scheme which has provided for replacement of defective windowsand doors, roofs and chimney flashings, replacement of defective rainwater guttersand facias, site boundary walls, fencing and painting, replacement of defective septictanks where required, electrical and plumbing repairs as required, has now beenextended to include external painting and the provision of central heating in all cases.The Council will be working with the Department over the course of 2006 to ensurethat the programme is delivered as quickly as possible. The total investment requiredfor the programme will be of the order of €10.50m and it is anticipated that it will takeapproximately three years to complete. This is an essential social inclusion project.17
CHALLENGES FOR 2006 AND BEYONDThe Housing service in Mayo County Council has a very proud record over more thantwo decades of providing very high quality housing accommodation and managementsupport services for those in need of housing assistance in many forms throughout thelength and breadth of County Mayo. There are however, as always, considerablechallenges and in the year ahead these will include:PolicyAnti-Social Behaviour –The development and implementation of an appropriate Anti-Social Behaviour Policy.Part V / Affordable –The implementation of the full Part V policy adopted as part of the housing strategywill see us move to a 50/50 breakdown on housing for rent and housing for sale.Capital ProgrammeDelivery -The delivery of the targets which we have set for ourselves over the next four years inthe Housing Action Plan 2004 – 2008.Sustainability –The move towards even greater energy efficiency and the exploration of alternativetechnologies in our Housing Programme.Traveller AccommodationDelivery –The delivery of the targets set in our Traveller Accommodation Plan 2004 - 2008 andthe continued review of these targets.Policy - The refinement of existing Traveller Accommodation policies and thedevelopment of integrated accommodation, education, welfare and support policiesare a necessary follow-on from the provision of accommodation.Housing ManagementTenant participation –The continued development of schemes to encourage tenant participation indeveloping sustainable integrated mixed tenure communities throughout the county.Rent Arrears –The continued effort to manage and reduce rent arrears and to provide an integratedcomprehensive approach which will provide support where required.Rental Accommodation Scheme –The establishment of a system to cater for the transfer of 900 clients from the Healthand Social Welfare system to local authority over the course of the next three years.Casual Vacancies –The management of casual vacancies and the requirement to minimise vacant unitswhich damage both physical environment and community morale.18
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DEVELOPMENTS 2006Maintaining and au
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