Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2024
331. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if guardianship payments are assessable income for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2887/24]
View answerThe Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended, prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority in different bands according to the area concerned, with income defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy.
The Policy provides for a range of income disregards and local authorities have discretion to disregard income that is temporary, short-term or once-off in nature. Included in the range of income disregards are guardianship payments which are not assessable.
See link below to the Household Means Policy 2021.
www.gov.ie/en/publication/fb1f2-social-housing-support-household-means-policy/
