Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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1129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to increase the income thresholds for social housing, as many working families who are not on high incomes are excluded from applying for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44855/25]

Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)
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1231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government , when a review of the net income limits for social housing supports will next take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46100/25]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the income eligibility limits for social housing will be increased for applicants in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47499/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1129, 1231 and 1314 together.

Housing for All included a commitment to review income eligibility for social housing. From this review, completed in November 2021, it was recommended moving five local authorities from Band 3 to Band 2, ensuring the income eligibility thresholds better reflect housing costs in those counties. Government also agreed to increase the baseline income thresholds by €5,000 for all local authorities with effect from 1 January 2023. The thresholds thus increased to €40,000, €35,000 and €30,000 for bands 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

The review further recommended the commissioning of research to develop options for a revised or new social housing income eligibility model. My Department received this detailed research, commissioned by the Housing Agency. The scope of the research included examining the existing income limits in the context of current market and population conditions and the suitability or otherwise of the current framework having regard to the significantly changed landscape since the standardised income limits were introduced.

My Department's examination of the report is ongoing. This detailed examination will include consultation with stakeholders and will look at, inter alia, how the social housing income limits system interacts with other housing supports and ensure that they continue to target households correctly.