Yes, recent Government legislation requires us to make some changes to the eligibility criteria for housing support and housing assessment.
Yes, recent Government legislation requires us to make some changes to the eligibility criteria for housing support and housing assessment.
The main changes are as follows:
pdf 123kb | Single Adult |
Two Adults No Children |
One Adult One Child |
One Adult Two Children |
One Adult Three Children |
Two Adults One Child |
Two Adults Two Children |
Two Adults Four or more Children |
Three Adults Four or more Children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €35,000 | €36,750 | €35,875 | €36,750 | €37,625 | €37,625 | €38,500 | €40,250 | €42,000 |
Under the new regulations, you must be eligible and have a need for housing to be considered for an offer of social housing support.
Social housing support means that you may be eligible for housing in Council owned properties, RAS (Rental Accommodation Scheme) properties, Long Term Leasing properties, Voluntary Housing Association properties etc.
The Council are now obliged to begin the process of reassessing all applicants for Social Housing. The process of reassessment may take some time.
The position of people on the list may change following re-assessment. The eligibility of some people for housing support may also change. While the attached letter details your current position on the Social Housing Support Waiting List, you should note that a full reassessment of your eligibility and need under the new regulations has yet to take place.
You will only be removed from the Social Housing Support list if you are not eligible under the new regulations, or if it is established that you do not have a housing need.
You may identify up to three housing areas – however, one must be in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown area. Your other two choices could be in the other Dublin Local Authority areas i.e. Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council and/or Fingal County Council.
If you so decide, your three choices may all lie within the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area.
You may change your choice of housing area once in any twelve month period.
Complaints of anti-social behaviour can be made by contacting the section on Tel: 012054700 ext. 4112 or ext. 4183, or 24hr voicemail -2054807, or in writing to,
Anti-social Section, Housing Department, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Marine Rd., Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
Should you refuse two offers of housing within a twelve month period your application will be suspended for twelve months. Your application will be re-activated after this period however this suspension will not count as time on the housing list. You will not be on the Council’s Housing List for the suspension period and will not have access to Choice Based Letting or eligible for any social housing support. Your entitlement to Supplementary Rent Allowance may also be affected .
The number of persons who were on our social housing list at the end of each year were as follows:
2017 - 4,749
2016 - 4,991
2015 - 5,687
2014 - 5,207
It is Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s policy is to provide traveller specific accommodation for the county’s indigenous Travelling Community. If you wish to apply for Traveller Specific Accommodation, you can contact the Traveller Accommodation unit at 01 2054848 or email travellers@dlrcoco.ie.
Tenants of Grouped housing and Halting site bays may contact the Traveller Accommodation Unit at 01 2054838 or email travellers@dlrcoco.ie. Tenants are advised to consult their Tenant Handbook prior to contacting the Traveller Accommodation Unit.
The dlr Traveller Interagency Steering Group is set up to co-ordinate services by all agencies that provide services to the Traveller Community. It is representative of manages in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdwon County Council, Housing Service Executive, Garda, Department of Education, Department of Social Protection, VEC and County Development Board.
Notify the Traveller Accommodation Unit at 01 2054838 or email travellers@dlrcoco.ie
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council does not have the remit to remove illegal encampments from private property. Illegal encampments on private property are a matter for the landowner.
The Traveller Accommodation Unit works in conjunction with the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee representative of County Councillors, Travellers and Traveller Representatives as required under the Housing (Traveller) Accommodation Act 1998. This Committee advise the Council on all matters relating to travellers and in particular their housing needs.
You may apply to one Local Authority only. If you are applying to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council you can choose up to three housing areas in the Dublin region, at least one of which must be in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
Your other two areas may be in Dublin City, South Dublin County or Fingal County. If you opt for an area in any other county, we will forward your information to the housing authorities chosen. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will manage your application. Changes of areas of choice may be made once in any twelve month period by completing Area Of Choice Form.
Unfortunately this cannot be determined.
Criteria for eligibility for Council housing are included in the Council's Allocation Scheme.
Eligibility criteria include:
Persons applying for HAP must be a qualified housing applicant(s) before they can apply. For more information on applying for social housing please click here.
All rent payments to the landlord are made electronically on the last Wednesday of every month.
HAP recipients move off the councils main Social Housing Waiting list onto the HAP Transfer List, retaining their time built up while on the original list.
The HAP transfer list runs side by side with the Social Housing Waiting list and will receive a precentage of dwelling allocations provided by the councl.
|
|
One Adult in Shared Accommodation |
A Couple in Shared Accommodation |
One Adult |
A Couple |
One Adult or Couple with one child |
One Adult or Couple with two children |
One Adult or Couple with three children |
|
DLR HAP rent Limits |
€430 |
€500 |
€660 |
€900 |
€1,250 |
€1,275 |
€1,300 |
The above are the contribution amounts Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council will pay to the landlord on your behalf. Should the rent your landlord requires exceed these figures, you can add the difference yourself to meet the monthly rent. Please note this is subject to the monthly difference you pay to the landlord added to the monthly rent contribution you pay to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council being less than 30% of your households total monthly net income. Payments in excess of 30% of the households net monthly income will be deemed by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to be unaffordable to the household.
Should your current circumstances not equate to any of the above, please call us to discuss your situation on 01-2054399
No. The contract will be a private contract between the tenant and the landlord. The HAP tenant is the landlords tenant and not a tenant of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
For landlords/agents:
If for whatever reason, when HAP apply to your bank account for payment and you have insufficient funds in your account to meet the payment.
Don't panic! HAP will retry in three days to collect the monies from your account. (Do not use your payment card in the Post Office to pay until after HAP try a second time to collect the money from your account)
(Should you use your payments card before the second attempt for payment from your bank account, you may double pay for that week.
To avoid disappointment, please ensure you have sufficient funds in your account to meet your payment.
The high levels of demand for a limited supply of rented accommodation, which is driving high rates of rent price inflation in some parts of the country, also constitutes a threat to the quality of rented accommodation as tenants may feel obliged to accept substandard dwellings, due to the lack of affordable alternatives. In this context, the role of Housing Authorities have a critical public role and duty in ensuring compliance with the standards for rental accommodation through effective inspections.
Yes.
HAP reciepients have access to other social housing supports offered by local authorities, such as local authority housing.
The tenant is responsible for paying any security deposit a landlord may require. The local authority will not pay the security deposit for you.
Should you have difficulty in paying the security deposit, you may qualify for an "Exceptional Needs Payment" from The Department of Social Protection at http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Exceptional-Needs-Payments.aspx
No one can move into a property without notifying and receiving permission from the Housing Department (Allocations). If anyone is planning to move into a Council property they should contact Housing Allocations on 01 2054828 to obtain a Permission to Reside form. Please be aware that the weekly rent may increase with the addition of an extra person and this additional rent will be back-dated to when the person moved in.
Click for household information form
Council Housing rents are based on a system called ‘differential rents.’ This means that the amount of rent you pay depends on the amount of your total household income. If your income increases then so does the rent and if your income decreases then the weekly rent decreases accordingly. Rent is calculated based on the current Differential Rent Scheme.
The person in receipt of the highest income is the principal earner. All other persons in the household with an income are subsidiary earners. Rent is calculated as follows:- principal earner’s income less €35 multiplied by 16%. Subsidiary earners income is calculated the same way, but is capped at €18 per earner. A €1 rent deduction is applied to all children and students in the household. An additional service charge may also apply, such as boiler maintenance or heating charge.
Please see link to “household information form”
Your payment should come into your mortgage account on the 1st day of every month.
You can write to the Housing Loans Section requesting a redemption quotation. A written quotation will be posted out to you.
You can ring any member of the Housing Revenue Loans section on 01 2054836.
You can ring any member of the Housing Revenue Loans section on 01 2054836.
An annual statement is issued every year or you can get a statement showing these details by ringing the Loan Accounts section at 01 2054836.
Yes, you can make a lump sum payment off your mortgage. You should send your request in writing together with your payment to the Housing Revenue loans section.
Mortgage Protection Insurance covers the borrower in the case of incapacity upto age 65 and in the case of death up to age 75. It does not cover redundancy or unemployment. If you need further information please contact 01 2054836 .
Please contact Amanda Guinan, Housing Loans Section, on 01 2054836.
You can talk to our dedicated Arrears Support Officer Amanda Guinan by phone 01 2054836 or email aguinan@dlrcoco.ie or you can contact any member of the Housing Loans Section.
The Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP) was introduced to Local Authorities in October 2012 to help borrowers who are In arrears.
Yes. Every borrower’s case is treated confidentially.
For all loan applications gross earnings for a single-person application must not exceed €50,000 and for joint applications combined gross earnings must not exceed €75,000.
The maximum loan term is 25 years.
Loans will not exceed 97% of the cost of the dwelling or the market value, whichever is less (excluding all grants) and subject to a maximum of €200,000. Mortgage repayments shall not exceed 35% of an applicant's net pay.
The grant is means tested and the level of grant is determined by taking account of the annual gross income of the registered property owner together with all household members over 18 (or 23 if in full time education) in the previous tax year. In order to qualify for a grant under this scheme the gross household income must not exceed €30,000 (some applicants may qualify for certain income disregards).
The maximum grant available is €6,000 or 100% of the approved nett cost of proposed works. The applicant may qualify for a refund of the VAT from the Revenue Commissioners subject to certain conditions once they have paid the contractor in full.
The only works available under this scheme are re-wiring, re-roofing and the provision of central heating (where none exists).
N.B. Central Heating – There is no grant available under this scheme for upgrading an existing central heating system. These grants are available from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland at 1850 927000 or www.seai.ie
All applications for grant aid under this scheme are means tested and the level of grant is determined as follows, the annual gross income of the registered property owner together with all household members over 18 (or 23 if in full time education) in the previous tax year up to a maximum income of €60,000, (some applicants may qualify for certain income disregards).
Yes, please see list below.
The Council will have the responsibility for dealing with anti-social behaviour.
No.
In order for a HAP payment to be paid into a landlords bank account. HAP need to ensure the landlord receiving the payment is in fact the owner of the property being rented.
There are a number of ways to prove ownership of a property. Listed below are the documents we are allowed to accept as proof of ownership.
Landlords need only provide one of the documents listed above as proof of ownership.
From our experience we have found landlords tend to find the RTB letter or insurance schedule as the easiest to attain
The property size in which HAP will pay rent to your landlord (on your behalf) depends soley on your current housing need.
Example:
If your current housing need is for a one bedroom property. HAP will only pay rent to your landlord if the property you have found is a one bedroom property.
HAP will not pay rent to a landlord of a three bedroom property on your behalf if your current housing need is for a one bedroom property
If you are unsure about your current housing need, you can contact our Allocations Department on 01 2054828
Yes, recent Government legislation requires us to make some changes to the eligibility criteria for housing support and housing assessment.
The main changes are as follows:
pdf 123kb | Single Adult |
Two Adults No Children |
One Adult One Child |
One Adult Two Children |
One Adult Three Children |
Two Adults One Child |
Two Adults Two Children |
Two Adults Four or more Children |
Three Adults Four or more Children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €35,000 | €36,750 | €35,875 | €36,750 | €37,625 | €37,625 | €38,500 | €40,250 | €42,000 |
Under the new regulations, you must be eligible and have a need for housing to be considered for an offer of social housing support.
Social housing support means that you may be eligible for housing in Council owned properties, RAS (Rental Accommodation Scheme) properties, Long Term Leasing properties, Voluntary Housing Association properties etc.
The Council are now obliged to begin the process of reassessing all applicants for Social Housing. The process of reassessment may take some time.
The position of people on the list may change following re-assessment. The eligibility of some people for housing support may also change. While the attached letter details your current position on the Social Housing Support Waiting List, you should note that a full reassessment of your eligibility and need under the new regulations has yet to take place.
You will only be removed from the Social Housing Support list if you are not eligible under the new regulations, or if it is established that you do not have a housing need.
You may identify up to three housing areas – however, one must be in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown area. Your other two choices could be in the other Dublin Local Authority areas i.e. Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council and/or Fingal County Council.
If you so decide, your three choices may all lie within the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area.
You may change your choice of housing area once in any twelve month period.
Complaints of anti-social behaviour can be made by contacting the section on Tel: 012054700 ext. 4112 or ext. 4183, or 24hr voicemail -2054807, or in writing to,
Anti-social Section, Housing Department, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Marine Rd., Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
Should you refuse two offers of housing within a twelve month period your application will be suspended for twelve months. Your application will be re-activated after this period however this suspension will not count as time on the housing list. You will not be on the Council’s Housing List for the suspension period and will not have access to Choice Based Letting or eligible for any social housing support. Your entitlement to Supplementary Rent Allowance may also be affected .
The number of persons who were on our social housing list at the end of each year were as follows:
2017 - 4,749
2016 - 4,991
2015 - 5,687
2014 - 5,207
It is Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s policy is to provide traveller specific accommodation for the county’s indigenous Travelling Community. If you wish to apply for Traveller Specific Accommodation, you can contact the Traveller Accommodation unit at 01 2054848 or email travellers@dlrcoco.ie.
Tenants of Grouped housing and Halting site bays may contact the Traveller Accommodation Unit at 01 2054838 or email travellers@dlrcoco.ie. Tenants are advised to consult their Tenant Handbook prior to contacting the Traveller Accommodation Unit.
The dlr Traveller Interagency Steering Group is set up to co-ordinate services by all agencies that provide services to the Traveller Community. It is representative of manages in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdwon County Council, Housing Service Executive, Garda, Department of Education, Department of Social Protection, VEC and County Development Board.
Notify the Traveller Accommodation Unit at 01 2054838 or email travellers@dlrcoco.ie
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council does not have the remit to remove illegal encampments from private property. Illegal encampments on private property are a matter for the landowner.
The Traveller Accommodation Unit works in conjunction with the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee representative of County Councillors, Travellers and Traveller Representatives as required under the Housing (Traveller) Accommodation Act 1998. This Committee advise the Council on all matters relating to travellers and in particular their housing needs.
You may apply to one Local Authority only. If you are applying to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council you can choose up to three housing areas in the Dublin region, at least one of which must be in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
Your other two areas may be in Dublin City, South Dublin County or Fingal County. If you opt for an area in any other county, we will forward your information to the housing authorities chosen. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will manage your application. Changes of areas of choice may be made once in any twelve month period by completing Area Of Choice Form.
Unfortunately this cannot be determined.
Criteria for eligibility for Council housing are included in the Council's Allocation Scheme.
Eligibility criteria include:
Persons applying for HAP must be a qualified housing applicant(s) before they can apply. For more information on applying for social housing please click here.
All rent payments to the landlord are made electronically on the last Wednesday of every month.
HAP recipients move off the councils main Social Housing Waiting list onto the HAP Transfer List, retaining their time built up while on the original list.
The HAP transfer list runs side by side with the Social Housing Waiting list and will receive a precentage of dwelling allocations provided by the councl.
|
|
One Adult in Shared Accommodation |
A Couple in Shared Accommodation |
One Adult |
A Couple |
One Adult or Couple with one child |
One Adult or Couple with two children |
One Adult or Couple with three children |
|
DLR HAP rent Limits |
€430 |
€500 |
€660 |
€900 |
€1,250 |
€1,275 |
€1,300 |
The above are the contribution amounts Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council will pay to the landlord on your behalf. Should the rent your landlord requires exceed these figures, you can add the difference yourself to meet the monthly rent. Please note this is subject to the monthly difference you pay to the landlord added to the monthly rent contribution you pay to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council being less than 30% of your households total monthly net income. Payments in excess of 30% of the households net monthly income will be deemed by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to be unaffordable to the household.
Should your current circumstances not equate to any of the above, please call us to discuss your situation on 01-2054399
No. The contract will be a private contract between the tenant and the landlord. The HAP tenant is the landlords tenant and not a tenant of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
For landlords/agents:
If for whatever reason, when HAP apply to your bank account for payment and you have insufficient funds in your account to meet the payment.
Don't panic! HAP will retry in three days to collect the monies from your account. (Do not use your payment card in the Post Office to pay until after HAP try a second time to collect the money from your account)
(Should you use your payments card before the second attempt for payment from your bank account, you may double pay for that week.
To avoid disappointment, please ensure you have sufficient funds in your account to meet your payment.
The high levels of demand for a limited supply of rented accommodation, which is driving high rates of rent price inflation in some parts of the country, also constitutes a threat to the quality of rented accommodation as tenants may feel obliged to accept substandard dwellings, due to the lack of affordable alternatives. In this context, the role of Housing Authorities have a critical public role and duty in ensuring compliance with the standards for rental accommodation through effective inspections.
Yes.
HAP reciepients have access to other social housing supports offered by local authorities, such as local authority housing.
The tenant is responsible for paying any security deposit a landlord may require. The local authority will not pay the security deposit for you.
Should you have difficulty in paying the security deposit, you may qualify for an "Exceptional Needs Payment" from The Department of Social Protection at http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Exceptional-Needs-Payments.aspx
No one can move into a property without notifying and receiving permission from the Housing Department (Allocations). If anyone is planning to move into a Council property they should contact Housing Allocations on 01 2054828 to obtain a Permission to Reside form. Please be aware that the weekly rent may increase with the addition of an extra person and this additional rent will be back-dated to when the person moved in.
Click for household information form
Council Housing rents are based on a system called ‘differential rents.’ This means that the amount of rent you pay depends on the amount of your total household income. If your income increases then so does the rent and if your income decreases then the weekly rent decreases accordingly. Rent is calculated based on the current Differential Rent Scheme.
The person in receipt of the highest income is the principal earner. All other persons in the household with an income are subsidiary earners. Rent is calculated as follows:- principal earner’s income less €35 multiplied by 16%. Subsidiary earners income is calculated the same way, but is capped at €18 per earner. A €1 rent deduction is applied to all children and students in the household. An additional service charge may also apply, such as boiler maintenance or heating charge.
Please see link to “household information form”
Your payment should come into your mortgage account on the 1st day of every month.
You can write to the Housing Loans Section requesting a redemption quotation. A written quotation will be posted out to you.
You can ring any member of the Housing Revenue Loans section on 01 2054836.
You can ring any member of the Housing Revenue Loans section on 01 2054836.
An annual statement is issued every year or you can get a statement showing these details by ringing the Loan Accounts section at 01 2054836.
Yes, you can make a lump sum payment off your mortgage. You should send your request in writing together with your payment to the Housing Revenue loans section.
Mortgage Protection Insurance covers the borrower in the case of incapacity upto age 65 and in the case of death up to age 75. It does not cover redundancy or unemployment. If you need further information please contact 01 2054836 .
Please contact Amanda Guinan, Housing Loans Section, on 01 2054836.
You can talk to our dedicated Arrears Support Officer Amanda Guinan by phone 01 2054836 or email aguinan@dlrcoco.ie or you can contact any member of the Housing Loans Section.
The Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP) was introduced to Local Authorities in October 2012 to help borrowers who are In arrears.
Yes. Every borrower’s case is treated confidentially.
For all loan applications gross earnings for a single-person application must not exceed €50,000 and for joint applications combined gross earnings must not exceed €75,000.
The maximum loan term is 25 years.
Loans will not exceed 97% of the cost of the dwelling or the market value, whichever is less (excluding all grants) and subject to a maximum of €200,000. Mortgage repayments shall not exceed 35% of an applicant's net pay.
The grant is means tested and the level of grant is determined by taking account of the annual gross income of the registered property owner together with all household members over 18 (or 23 if in full time education) in the previous tax year. In order to qualify for a grant under this scheme the gross household income must not exceed €30,000 (some applicants may qualify for certain income disregards).
The maximum grant available is €6,000 or 100% of the approved nett cost of proposed works. The applicant may qualify for a refund of the VAT from the Revenue Commissioners subject to certain conditions once they have paid the contractor in full.
The only works available under this scheme are re-wiring, re-roofing and the provision of central heating (where none exists).
N.B. Central Heating – There is no grant available under this scheme for upgrading an existing central heating system. These grants are available from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland at 1850 927000 or www.seai.ie
All applications for grant aid under this scheme are means tested and the level of grant is determined as follows, the annual gross income of the registered property owner together with all household members over 18 (or 23 if in full time education) in the previous tax year up to a maximum income of €60,000, (some applicants may qualify for certain income disregards).
Yes, please see list below.
The Council will have the responsibility for dealing with anti-social behaviour.
No.
In order for a HAP payment to be paid into a landlords bank account. HAP need to ensure the landlord receiving the payment is in fact the owner of the property being rented.
There are a number of ways to prove ownership of a property. Listed below are the documents we are allowed to accept as proof of ownership.
Landlords need only provide one of the documents listed above as proof of ownership.
From our experience we have found landlords tend to find the RTB letter or insurance schedule as the easiest to attain
The property size in which HAP will pay rent to your landlord (on your behalf) depends soley on your current housing need.
Example:
If your current housing need is for a one bedroom property. HAP will only pay rent to your landlord if the property you have found is a one bedroom property.
HAP will not pay rent to a landlord of a three bedroom property on your behalf if your current housing need is for a one bedroom property
If you are unsure about your current housing need, you can contact our Allocations Department on 01 2054828
