Housing Act, 1966

Supplementary grants and other assistance by housing authority for essential repairs.

30.—Where a grant is made by the Minister under section 5 of the Act of 1962, or section 23 of this Act to a person in respect of essential repairs to a house, the housing authority may make to the person a supplementary grant not exceeding the difference between the amount of the grant made by the Minister and the amount estimated by the Minister to be the cost of the essential repairs, contribute building materials or labour for the carrying out of the repairs to a value not greater than the amount of the difference aforesaid or make any payment in kind to the said person to a value not greater than the amount of the difference aforesaid.