Robert Troy
Question:418. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme to enable local authority tenants to apply for inter-county transfers [24401/23]
View answerTuesday, 23 May 2023
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Requests for housing transfers are considered solely by the relevant local authority concerned in accordance with that authority’s allocation scheme, which is made by the elected members under section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and in compliance with Social Housing Allocation Regulations 2011.
Some local authorities have provisions in their allocation schemes for inter authority/mutual transfers for sitting tenants whereby the authority is prepared to accommodate applications for inter authority/mutual transfers provided certain criteria are met. Such arrangements are entirely a matter for the local authority concerned.
Wider tenancy movements will be examined this year and I will consider any proposals regarding such movements in the context of other reform package measures.