April 22, 2025 | 4:21 pm
The Minister for Older People says the elderly won’t be forced out of their homes as a solution to the housing crisis.
It comes as a government working group investigate options to move older people into to granny flats on their own property in a bid to free up houses for younger family members.
Reviewing grant schemes and relaxing planning permission to speed up the process will also be explored.
Minister Kieran O’Donnell says downsizing will be a choice for older people:
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