S.I. No. 26/2013 - Social Housing Assessments (Summary) Regulations 2013.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th February, 2013.

I, JAN O’SULLIVAN, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government by sections 3 and 21 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (No. 22 of 2009), as adapted by the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 193 of 2011 ), which powers are delegated to me by the Environment, Community and Local Government (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2012 ( S.I. No. 148 of 2012 ), hereby make the following regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Housing Assessments (Summary) Regulations 2013.

Commencement

2. These Regulations come into operation on 1 February 2013.

Interpretation

3. In these Regulations, “Act of 2009” means the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (No. 22 of 2009).

Summary of social housing assessments

4. The form set out in the Schedule is prescribed for the purposes of the preparation by a housing authority of a summary of social housing assessments carried out in its administrative area in accordance with section 21 of the Act of 2009.

SCHEDULE

Summary of social housing assessments

	1. Overview	Number of Households
1.1	Households assessed for the purposes of determining their qualification for social housing support
1.2	Households that applied for social housing support but where an assessment has not yet been completed
1.3	Households that were determined not to qualify for social housing support
1.4	Households that are qualified for social housing support
1.5	Households suspended from the list of qualified households for refusing 2 offers of accommodation within a 12 month period
1.6	Qualified households that will be considered for social housing supports other than those referred to in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of section 19(2) of the Act of 2009

	2. Analysis of qualified households (1.4 above)	Number of Households
2A	Age - Main applicant is:
1	Less than 25 years of age
2	Equal to or more than 25 years of age but less than 30 years
3	Equal to or more than 30 years of age but less than 40 years
4	Equal to or more than 40 years of age but less than 50 years
5	Equal to or more than 50 years of age but less than 60 years
6	Equal to or more than 60 years of age but less than 70 years
7	Equal to or more than 70 years of age
	Total
2B	Nationality - Main applicant is:
1	Irish citizen
2	Other EU/EEA citizen
3	Non-EEA citizen with refugee status
4	Non-EEA citizen with permission to remain in the State
5	Non-EEA citizen with subsidiary protection status
	Total
2C	Employment status - Main applicant is:
1	Employed (full-time, part-time or self-employed)
2	Employed in incentivised back to work scheme
3	Unemployed and in receipt of social welfare benefit
4	Pensioner / Retired
5	Lone parent support only
6	Homemaker (no income)
7	Student
8	Other
	Total
2D	Net household income per annum is:
1	Less that €10,000
2	Equal to or greater than €10,000 but less than €15,000
3	Equal to or greater than €15,000 but less than €20,000
4	Equal to or greater than €20,000 but less than €25,000
5	Equal to or greater than €25,000 but less than €30,000
6	Equal to or greater than €30,000 but less than €35,000
7	Equal to or greater than €35,000
	Total
2E	Household income - Source is:
1	Employment only
2	Social welfare only
3	Combination of employment and social welfare
	Total
2F	Household composition:
1	One male
2	One female
3	One male with dependant(s)
4	One female with dependant(s)
5	Couple
6	Couple with dependant(s)
7	2 or more adults (with or without dependants)
	Total
2G	Main need for social housing support:
1	At risk of homelessness without State support
2	Unsustainable mortgage
3	Household member has a physical disability
4	Household member has a sensory disability
5	Household member has a mental health disability
6	Household member has an intellectual disability
7	Household member has a disability which has not been defined in 3-6 above
8	Living in an institution, emergency accommodation or hostel
9	Reasonable requirement for separate accommodation
10	Unfit accommodation
11	Overcrowded accommodation
12	Unsuitable accommodation due to particular household circumstances
	Total
2H	Specific accommodation requirements:
1	One or more than one household member is aged 65 or more
2	One or more than one household member is a Traveller
3	One or more than one household member is homeless
4	One or more than one household member has an enduring physical, sensory, mental health or intellectual disability
	Total
2I	Length of time on record of qualified households:
1	Less than 3 months
2	3 months or more but less than 6 months
3	6 months or more but less than 12 months
4	1 year or more but less than 2 years
4	2 years or more but less than 3 years
6	3 years or more but less than 4 years
7	4 years or more but less than 5 years
8	5 years or more but less than 7 years
9	7 years or more
	Total
2J	Current tenure:
1	Owner occupier
2	Living with parents
3	Living with relatives/friends
4	Private rented accommodation with rent supplement
5	Private rented accommodation without rent supplement
6	Emergency accommodation/none
7	Other
	Total

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GIVEN under my hand,

31 January 2013.

JAN O’SULLIVAN,

Minister of State at the Department of 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 prescribe the form to be used by housing authorities to prepare summaries of social housing assessments in accordance with section 21 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 .