Written answers

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the advice and support available in respect of a person (details supplied) [52531/12]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Decisions on the eligibility of specific persons for social housing support and the allocation of that support are a matter solely for the housing authority concerned.

Section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 requires all housing authorities to make an allocation scheme. The making and amendment of such an allocation scheme for social housing is a reserved function of the elected members of each housing authority. The Social Housing Allocation Regulations 2011, which commenced on 1 May 2011, set out the conditions that housing authorities must take into account when making their allocation schemes. These include requiring authorities to set out how they will determine the order of priority for the allocation of dwellings.

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