Ms Mary Hurley:

The Senator is right in that, within allocations, different local authorities would have different criteria for need and priority cases. There is a different make-up to the list. That is why there is a slight difference in everybody's allocation scheme. The schemes are run in accordance with the scheme of lettings. The needs may take in medical or homelessness priority and the schemes are operated according to the list. With AHBs we have first tried to build capacity because of the challenge ahead. They will deliver a third of our social houses to 2021. It is also about encouraging great collaboration between the local authorities and AHBs.

The Senator is very passionate about people who fall just outside of eligibility, and she raises their cases all the time. There is a review under way of income eligibility for social housing. The Housing Agency has been doing modelling in that regard and we expect to get something, as I stated, over the next few months. We will be looking at that. We are looking at the family income supplement issue raised by the Senator as part of the review of income eligibility.