More than €550,000 has been allocated to Laois County Council under the government’s Retrofitting Programme for Social Housing.
This programme will see improvement works carried out on 20 homes to upgrade them to make them more energy efficient.
Last year, Laois was given €3.3 million which saw works carried out on 160 local authority-owned houses.
Welcoming the news, Green Party Minister Pippa Hackett said this money would help people have cheaper bills.
She said: “Laois was among the first counties to get fund to retrofit social houses under the Midlands Pilot.
“Last year, €3.3 million was allocated to Laois County Council for the retrofitting of 160 local authority-owned houses in the county.
“Now a further €552,572 is being made available for 20 more houses, as part of the national Retrofitting Programme.
“This is great news for the county. Our most vulnerable people will have warmer homes and cheaper heating bills.”
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