Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 2nd February, 2016.
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) Regulations 2016.
Commencement
2. These Regulations come into operation on 1 February 2016.
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. 4) Regulations 2015 (
S.I. No. 474 of 2015
)) of the Principal Regulations is amended by—
(a) substituting the following for the Table to that Regulation:
“TABLE
MAXIMUM MONTHLY RENT LIMITS
Household class
Local authority adminis- trative area
One adult in shared accomm-odation
A couple in shared accomm-odation
One adult
A couple
One adult, or a couple, with 1 child
One adult, or a couple, with 2 children
One adult, or a couple, with 3 children
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(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 City Council
280
300
475
540
700
725
750
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 County Council
215
250
390
400
550
575
600
Mayo County Council
195
215
375
390
433
465
500
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
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 City Council,
(iv) Galway County Council,
(v) Kildare County Council, and
(vi) 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,
22 January 2016.
BRENDAN HOWLIN,
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
26 January 2016.
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 area of Galway City Council (from 1 February 2016).
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 areas of Cork City Council, Cork County Council, Galway City 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.
