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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 11, 2021

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor M. Johansson

That this Council agree that income limits for access to social housing should be removed to allow for a greater social mix in public housing.

REPORT:

Applications for social housing support are assessed by the Council in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations.

The 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 being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy.  The 2011 Regulations do not provide local authorities with any discretion to exceed the limits that apply to their administrative areas.