Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd March, 2017.
I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
sections 4
and
43
of the
Housing (Miscellaneous) Provisions Act 2014
(No. 21 of 2014) (as adapted by the Environment, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2016 (
S.I. No. 394 of 2016
)) and with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, hereby make the following regulations:
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Assistance Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2017.
Commencement
2. These Regulations come into operation on 1 March 2017.
Definition
3. In these Regulations “No. 4 Regulations of 2016” means the Housing Assistance Payment (Amendment)(No. 4) Regulations 2016 (
S.I. No. 575 of 2016
).
Maximum rent limits
4. Regulation 10 of the Housing Assistance Payment Regulations 2014 (
S.I. No. 407 of 2014
) is amended—
(a) in paragraph (3) (inserted by the Housing Assistance Payment (Amendment)(No. 4) Regulations 2015 (
S.I. No. 474 of 2015
)) by substituting the following for subparagraph (b) (inserted by the No. 4 Regulations of 2016):
“(b) The housing authorities for the purposes of subparagraph (a) are—
Carlow County Council,
Cavan County Council,
Clare County Council,
Cork City Council,
Cork County Council,
Donegal County Council,
Dublin City Council,
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council,
Fingal County Council,
Galway City Council,
Galway County Council,
Kerry County Council,
Kildare County Council,
Kilkenny County Council,
Laois County Council,
Leitrim County Council,
Limerick City and County Council,
Longford County Council,
Louth County Council,
Mayo County Council,
Meath County Council,
Monaghan County Council,
Offaly County Council,
Roscommon County Council,
Sligo County Council,
South Dublin County Council,
Tipperary County Council,
Waterford City and County Council,
Westmeath County Council,
Wexford County Council, and
Wicklow County Council.”,
and
(b) by substituting the following for the Table (inserted by the No. 4 Regulations of 2016) to that Regulation:
“TABLE
MAXIMUM MONTHLY RENT LIMITS
Household class
Local authority administrative area (1)
One adult in shared accomm-odation (2)
A couple in shared accomm-odation (3)
One adult (4)
A couple (5)
One adult, or a couple, with 1 child (6)
One adult, or a couple, with 2 children (7)
One adult, or a couple, with 3 children(8)
€
€
€
€
€
€
€
Carlow County Council
270
290
440
510
570
600
630
Cavan County Council
190
220
380
420
450
470
490
Clare County Council
220
240
360
400
480
515
550
Cork City Council
300
330
550
650
900
925
950
Cork County Council
300
330
550
650
900
925
950
Donegal County Council
200
230
340
370
410
470
520
Dublin City Council
430
500
660
900
1,250
1,275
1,300
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
430
500
660
900
1,250
1,275
1,300
Fingal County Council
430
500
660
900
1,250
1,275
1,300
Galway City Council
330
360
575
650
850
875
900
Galway County Council
330
360
575
650
850
875
900
Kerry County Council
200
230
380
410
525
550
575
Kildare County Council
350
400
575
750
975
1,050
1,100
Kilkenny County Council
230
270
480
530
630
660
690
Laois County Council
240
280
420
433
580
610
630
Leitrim County Council
200
220
340
370
450
475
500
Limerick City and County Council
270
300
420
450
650
700
750
Longford County Council
180
200
330
350
400
425
450
Louth County Council
310
350
575
650
975
1,050
1,100
Mayo County Council
200
220
390
410
480
500
520
Meath County Council
310
350
575
700
975
1,050
1,100
Monaghan County Council
200
220
330
390
500
515
530
Offaly County Council
210
230
380
435
550
575
600
Roscommon County Council
240
260
360
390
500
525
550
Sligo County Council
220
250
460
490
550
575
600
South Dublin County Council
430
500
660
900
1,250
1,275
1,300
Tipperary County Council
210
230
380
420
525
560
600
Waterford City and County Council
240
270
430
450
550
575
600
Westmeath County Council
220
240
450
470
600
625
650
Wexford County Council
280
300
420
433
530
565
600
Wicklow County Council
370
410
660
900
1,150
1,200
1,250
”.
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,
27 February 2017.
PASCHAL DONOHOE,
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
27 February 2017.
SIMON COVENEY,
Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)
These Regulations amend the Housing Assistance Payment Regulations 2014 (
S.I. No. 407 of 2014
), as last amended by the Housing Assistance Payment (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2016 (
S.I. No. 575 of 2016
), by in effect prescribing new maximum rent limits that will apply for the purposes of the Housing Assistance Payment scheme in the administrative area of Fingal County Council (from 1 March 2017).
The Regulations also provide a revised list of the local authorities, the effect of which is that the maximum rent limits set out in the Table may be exceeded by not more than 20 per cent in all local authority administrative areas, where this is necessary to source suitable accommodation for a household that is qualified for social housing support.
