Grants Payable Under the Domestic Lead Remediation (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 56 of 2016).

The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government has put a grant scheme in place to reduce exposure to lead in domestic drinking water. The scheme will assist low-income households with the cost of replacing lead pipes and fittings within their homes. The value of a grant payable is determined on the basis of gross household income and subject to maximum of either €4,000 or €2,500 depending on one’s income.

Guidelines and Application forms can be downloaded from Tipperary County Council’s website at www.tipperarycoco.ie . Alternatively, you can contact Tipperary County Council by telephone, (0761 06 5000), or in person for full information and forms.

Completed forms are to be returned to Tipperary County Council, Water Services, Rural Water Programme, Civic Offices, Limerick Road, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.