How to apply
The administrators (Statkraft) will issue a letter to inform potential applicants that the fund is open. Each potential applicant will be required to:
- Complete an application form through the ChangeX Platform.
- Provide the following supporting information:
- Name and Proof of Identity
- Proof of Address and Eircode
- Proof of Tenancy
- Proof you are the nominated resident or tenant if this is not your principal private residence
- Bank Details (on bank-headed paper)
Criteria
The criteria for near neighbours is outlined below:
- The near neighbour payment should be based on the principle of one payment per occupied dwelling, on a principal private residence (owner) or primary residence (tenant) basis. The tenant rather than the owner should receive the payment in a rental situation.
- The near neighbour should be one nominated adult resident within the household. In a shared rental situation, the tenants should nominate one from among them.
- Each owner/tenant is required to apply annually. This is to ensure that in the event the owner/tenant of the property changes, the new owner/tenant of the property can apply at the ‘open application window time period’ and shall receive the Near Neighbour Payment
- There is no obligation for near neighbours to accept Fund payments. Payments should be offered but if not accepted, any liability will cease thereafter and cannot be accumulated or paid out retrospectively. It is assumed that such near neighbours are entitled to a change of mind for future payments over the lifetime of the Fund. Payments not accepted will return into the overall Fund and become available for redistribution.
In the event that circumstances beyond the reasonable control of ChangeX effect, or could effect, the proper operation of this fund, ChangeX reserves the right to cancel or amend the fund or these terms and conditions at any time but will make every effort to avoid causing undue disappointment to applicants where such action is deemed necessary.
Insofar as is permitted by law, ChangeX will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate applicants or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking part in the fund except where it is caused by the negligence of ChangeX or its employees.
Nothing in these terms and conditions shall operate to limit or exclude its liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence or for fraud (including, but not limited to, fraudulent misrepresentation) or for that which cannot lawfully be excluded.
Nothing in these terms and conditions shall impact the awardee’s statutory rights.
If any provision of these terms and conditions is held by a competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these terms and conditions will not be affected and will remain valid.
Nothing in these terms and conditions shall confer any rights on any third person owing to the rule of privity of contract.
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ireland. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions (whether such disputes or issues are contractual or non-contractual in nature, such as claims in tort, for breach of statute or regulation or otherwise) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Ireland.
