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Launch of Housing Delivery Action Plan 2022-2026 Galway City Council have this week launched an ambitious Housing Delivery Action Plan, which will see 2,440 social and affordable homes delivered across the city over the next five years. A copy of the plan is displayed on the Galway City Council website.

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Under the Ready to Build Scheme, you can buy a site from a local authority to build your own home on. The sites are sold in towns and villages at reduced prices of up to €30,000 below the market value. These sites have all the necessary infrastructure.

The Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme helps people on moderate incomes to buy new homes at reduced prices. New homes under this scheme are located in areas with the greatest housing need and where affordability is an issue.

The First Home Scheme (FHS) is an affordable housing scheme, which supports people to buy new homes. The FHS is a shared equity scheme, where the State and participating banks pay up to 30% of the cost of your new home in return for a stake in the home.

Email: housing@galwaycity.ie. Phone: 091-894370. or call to the public counter between 9.30am and 1pm Monday to Friday.

A third of households are on waiting lists for less than two years. Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien said it was significant that over 23,000 households had their housing needs met last year despite the impact of Covid-19, which halted the majority of residential construction for 13 weeks.

Under the scheme, you voluntarily surrender ownership of your home to your mortgage lender. An Approved Housing Body or an approved private company can then buy your home. You no longer own your home or have any financial interest in it.