asked the Minister for the Environment if he will consider allowing a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 who is a deserted wife to qualify for a Housing Finance Agency loan of three times her income approximately £12,500 which together with the new Government grants would allow her to purchase a small house in the area of her choice; if he will consider amending regulations which insist that a person must have earnable income so that persons in her category might qualify.
Written Answers. - Housing Finance Agency Loan.
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The approved loan scheme of the Housing Finance Agency does not make any distinction between the sources of income of applicants. The approval of loans in particular cases is, however, a matter for the agency and the local authorities which administer the scheme on its behalf, having regard to the circumstances of the individual applicants.