Ms Deirdre Mason:

Yes. The local authority has responsibility to rehouse people in RAS but HAP is grounded in the private rental market. The basis of HAP is that tenants have to find their own property. With RAS, the local authority has responsibility for finding a dwelling for the individual. People on rent supplement can come into RAS in the same property as long as the local authority is happy the property meets the required standards and the needs of the individual or family involved.