Written answers

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Local Authority Housing

5:00 pm

Photo of Sandra McLellanSandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the policy in place with regard to updating files with local authority housing departments; when an applicant wants to change or update their address, whether they can do so at the counter without having to fill out the entire application form again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6020/12]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, which came into force on 1 April, 2011, make provision for social housing assessment and review of such assessments and provide for a standard application form for applications for social housing support.

Once a household has been deemed qualified for social housing support, and entered on the waiting list, it is the responsibility of the household to keep the housing authority updated of any change in details or circumstances which may affect the household's eligibility or priority. This process of notifying, for example, a change of address, does not, of itself, require re-submission of an application form.

However, the housing authority has the power to request the household to supply additional information verifying the change in details or circumstances and may, on foot of the updated information, decide to review the social housing assessment carried out in respect of the household. If the household was on the waiting list prior to the 1 April 2011, the housing authority may, at its discretion, require the household to complete the prescribed standard application form as part of this review.

Questions Nos. 163 and 164 answered with Question No. 7.

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