Changes to Income Eligibility Thresholds - Social Housing Assessment
NOTICE TO CHANGES TO INCOME ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLDS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS AS AMENDED UNDER THE SOCIAL HOUSING ASSESSMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) REGULATIONS 2022
Baseline thresholds applicable from 1st January 2023 are detailed below:
Band | Counties | Revised Baseline Threshold |
1 | Cork City, Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway City, Meath, South Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow | €40,000 |
2 | Carlow, Clare, Cork County, Galway County, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick City & County, Louth, Waterford City & County, Westmeath, Wexford | €35,000 |
3 | Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Monaghan, Offaly Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary | €30,000 |
The current income eligibility model includes allowances of 5% for each additional adult household member (subject to max. 10%) and 2.5% for each child.
Households whose application was reviewed between 18th November 2021 and 31st December 2022 and which –
- was removed from the social housing waiting list due to exceeding the thresholds in place at that time, and
- subsequently reapplies and is assessed as being eligible under the revised threshold, will keep the time they accrued and would subsequently have accrued had they remained on the housing list
These arrangements will remain in place until 30 June 2023
