Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 October 2016
92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 200 and 226 of 11 October 2016, if he will consider taking out those two sources of income in his deliberations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32446/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs previously outlined in the reply to Questions Numbers 200 and 226 of 11 October 2016, considerable work has been carried out by my Department in developing a draft framework for a harmonisation of the approach to be taken by local authorities in regard to various aspects of rent schemes. The proposals are currently being reviewed in light of the broader commitment given in Rebuilding Ireland, the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness to review the disparate systems of differential rent in place across local authorities. This review, which will include consideration of a common set of income disregards to be applied by all housing authorities in determining a household's assessable income for the purposes of rent calculation, will be completed by the end of Quarter 2 2017.
