Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 October 2004
378 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of correspondence (details supplied), local authorities will discount or disregard in full the carers allowance as income for the purposes of rent assessment by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26083/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra
Local authorities are responsible, as an integral part of their housing management functions, for the determination of the rents of their dwellings under the differential rents scheme and for decisions on the types of income to be taken into account in the assessment of rents. It is not proposed to change these arrangements, which are in keeping with Government policy of maximum devolution of functions to local authorities.
