Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd November, 2015.
I, ALAN KELLY, Minister for the Environment, 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), 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) (No. 4) Regulations 2015.
Commencement
2. (1) Regulation 4(1) comes into operation on 2 November 2015.
(2) Regulation 4(2) comes into operation on 16 November 2015.
Definition
3. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Housing Assistance Payment Regulations 2014 (
S. I. No. 407 of 2014
).
Maximum rent limits
4. (1) Regulation 10 (as amended by the Housing Assistance Payment (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2015 (
S.I. No. 304 of 2015
)) of the Principal Regulations is amended by—
(a) substituting the following for the Table to that Regulation:
“TABLE
MAXIMUM MONTHLY RENT LIMITS
Local authority administrative area
Household class
(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
€230
€250
€375
€433
€520
€560
€590
Clare County Council
190
210
320
350
400
450
500
Cork City Council
250
270
485
575
700
725
750
Cork County Council
250
270
485
575
700
725
750
Donegal County Council
175
200
300
325
350
400
450
Dublin City Council
350
400
520
750
950
975
1,000
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
350
400
520
750
950
975
1,000
Fingal County Council
300
350
520
700
850
900
950
Kildare County Council
350
400
520
750
950
975
1,000
Kilkenny County Council
200
230
390
430
540
565
590
Limerick City and County Council
200
240
375
400
500
550
600
Louth CountyCouncil
215
250
390
400
550
575
600
Meath County Council
300
350
520
700
850
900
950
Monaghan County Council
180
190
300
350
400
433
450
Offaly County Council
200
220
360
400
450
475
500
South Dublin County Council
420
480
624
900
1,140
1,170
1,200
Tipperary County Council
195
220
370
400
485
500
525
Waterford City and County Council
220
240
375
390
475
500
525
”,
(b) substituting the following for paragraph (2):
“(2)(a) In the case of a qualified household that consists of a person or persons regarded by a housing authority as being homeless, within the meaning of
section 2
of the
Housing Act 1988
(No. 28 of 1988), the monthly amount set out for the appropriate household class in the Table to this Regulation may be increased by a sum that does not exceed—
(i)50 per cent of the amount concerned, where this is necessary to source a suitable dwelling for the household concerned in the administrative area of Dublin City Council, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council or Fingal County Council, and
(ii)25 per cent of the amount concerned, where this is necessary to source a suitable dwelling for the household concerned in the administrative area of South Dublin County Council.
(b) The amount of housing assistance payable under subparagraph (a) in a particular case shall be reviewed every 6 months by the housing authority concerned.”,
and
(c) inserting the following after paragraph (2):
“(3)(a) The monthly amount set out for the appropriate household class in the Table to this Regulation may be increased by a sum that does not exceed 20 per cent of the amount concerned, where this is necessary to source a suitable dwelling for a qualified household in the administrative area of a housing authority referred to in subparagraph (b).
(b) The housing authorities for the purposes of subparagraph (a) are-
(i) Cork City Council,
(ii) Cork County Council,
(iii) Kildare County Council, and
(iv) Meath County Council.”.
4. (2) Regulation 10 (as amended by Regulation 4(1)(a) of these Regulations) of the Principal Regulations is amended by—
(a) substituting the following for the Table to that Regulation:
“TABLE
MAXIMUM MONTHLY RENT LIMITS
Local authority administrative area
Household class
(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
€230
€250
€375
€433
€520
€560
€590
Clare County Council
190
210
320
350
400
450
500
Cork City Council
250
270
485
575
700
725
750
Cork County Council
250
270
485
575
700
725
750
Donegal County Council
175
200
300
325
350
400
450
Dublin City Council
350
400
520
750
950
975
1,000
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
350
400
520
750
950
975
1,000
Fingal County Council
300
350
520
700
850
900
950
Galway County Council
280
300
475
540
700
725
750
Kildare County Council
350
400
520
750
950
975
1,000
Kilkenny County Council
€200
€230
€390
€430
€540
€565
€590
Limerick City and County Council
200
240
375
400
500
550
600
Louth CountyCouncil
215
250
390
400
550
575
600
Mayo County Council
195
215
375
390
433
465
500
Meath CountyCouncil
300
350
520
700
850
900
950
Monaghan County Council
180
190
300
350
400
433
450
Offaly County Council
200
220
360
400
450
475
500
Sligo County Council
195
220
400
425
520
540
550
South Dublin County Council
420
480
624
900
1,140
1,170
1,200
Tipperary County Council
195
220
370
400
485
500
525
Waterford City and County Council
220
240
375
390
475
500
525
”,
and
(b) substituting the following for paragraph (3)(b):
“(b) The housing authorities for the purposes of subparagraph (a) are-
(i) Cork City Council,
(ii) Cork County Council,
(iii) Galway County Council,
(iv) Kildare County Council, and
(v) Meath County Council.”.
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,
23 October 2015.
BRENDAN HOWLIN,
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
28 October 2015.
ALAN KELLY,
Minister for the Environment, 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
) to prescribe the maximum rent limits that will apply for the purposes of the Housing Assistance Payment scheme in the administrative areas of Kildare and Meath County Councils (from 2 November 2015) and Galway, Mayo and Sligo County Councils (from 16 November 2015).
The Regulations also provide that, subject to review at 6-monthly intervals, the maximum rent limits set out in the Table may be exceeded by not more than—
• 50% in the administrative area of Dublin City Council, Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council or Fingal County Council, where this is necessary to source suitable accommodation for a homeless household that is qualified for social housing support, and
• 25% in the administrative area of South Dublin County Council, where this is necessary to source suitable accommodation for a homeless household that is qualified for social housing support.
The Regulations also provide that the maximum rent limits set out in the Table may be exceeded by not more than 20% in the administrative area of Cork City Council, Cork County Council, Galway County Council, Kildare County Council or Meath County Council, where this is necessary to source suitable accommodation for a household that is qualified for social housing support.