On Air Now

The Breakfast Show

6:00am - 9:00am

  • 045 901 490
  • 0833-979797

Now Playing

Benson Boone

Beautiful Things

26% Of Shared Equity Scheme Grants Have Been Used For Homes In Co. Kildare

File image: Cluid Housing

The first quarterly report of the scheme shows that a total of 508 buyers have been approved since July

Half of shared equity scheme grants have been used for homes in Kildare and Dublin in the first three months of the Government’s housing measure.

The most approvals were granted in Co. Kildare, where 132 buyers were deemed eligible, 26% of the total of those deemed eligible.

The €400 million First Home Scheme was set up to help first-time buyers afford to buy a home amid high housing costs and strict borrowing constraints.

Under the scheme, which is contained in the Government’s landmark Housing for All plan, the State and banks offer 30% of the cost of a first-time buyer’s new home in exchange for a stake in the house.

 
 
  
 
 
 
 

More from Local News

Stay tuned to Kfm!

Get the Kfm Apps for you phone, tablet or smart speaker...

Kfm Kildare Weather

  • Mon

    Light rain

    14°C

  • Tue

    Light rain

    12°C

  • Wed

    Light rain shower

    14°C

  • Thu

    Low-level cloud

    14°C