Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 2 February 2012, if he will confirm that social housing applications are updated at the counter of the local authority office in view of a statement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12029/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I refer to the reply to Question No. 162 of 2 February 2012, which outlines the policy in place for updating details or circumstances of households deemed qualified for social housing support and placed on the waiting list.

Notification of change of details of the household to the housing authority does not, in itself, require resubmission of an application form. However, the housing authority, at its discretion, may request additional information to verify the change of details or circumstances.

Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it states in the housing policy the maximum acceptable time that a person has to wait for an assessment for housing need following receipt of a social housing application; if he will give details of this timeframe; and her plans to review the current policy. [12030/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Part 3 of the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, sets out the timeframe in which a housing authority must assess an applicant for qualification for social housing support.

A housing authority should deal with the application within a period of 12 weeks of receipt or, where the authority has requested additional information for the purpose of verifying information relating to the application, within 6 weeks of the receipt of such additional information. If the housing authority cannot complete the assessment of eligibility within the relevant period for stated reasons, the authority may extend the period for a maximum of 14 weeks.

I have no plans to review the current policy at this stage.