Eoin Ó Broin
Ceist:346. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of the tenant purchase scheme. [25138/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 22 September 2020
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Freagraí scríofa
The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme which came into operation on 1 January 2016 is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable income of €15,000 per annum and having been in receipt of social housing support for at least one year.
A review of the operation of the first 12 months of the Tenant Purchase (Incremental) Scheme has been recently finalised and a full report has been prepared setting out findings and recommendations.
The Programme for Government commits to maintaining the right of social housing tenants to purchase their own home with some changes to eligibility. The review and the commitments in the programme for government are being examined as part of the work on the broader social housing reform agenda. I expect that the review will be published once all the work on these reform measures has been completed.