Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 June 2012
147 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct local authorities to permit persons in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance to be included on social housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28475/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraDecisions on the eligibility of specific persons for social housing support and the allocation of that support are a matter solely for the housing authority concerned. Sections of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 dealing with social housing support, and related Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, were commenced on 1 April 2011. The Regulations contain national eligibility criteria. These mandatory criteria must be applied by all housing authorities in assessing a household's eligibility for social housing support. There is nothing in these Regulations that would preclude a person on supplementary welfare allowance from being included on a social housing waiting list.
