If you are an existing tenant, you may be eligible to buy your home from us at a discount, based on your income under the 'Tenant Incremental Purchase Scheme'. If approved, you must continue to live in the house for as long as you own it.
If you are a tenant in a local authority home, you may be able to buy your home from the local authority at a discounted rate. There have been a number of schemes over the years to help you do this, including the: Incremental Tenant Purchase Scheme for existing local authority houses, 2016.
Can I apply? In order to apply, you must be a tenant of Dublin City Council for a minimum of one year and be earning over €15,000 (not all from social welfare).
Local authorities are the main providers of social housing for people who cannot afford to buy a home or rent accommodation privately. Local authority housing is allocated according to eligibility and need. Rents are based on the household's ability to pay.
The Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) was established in 1982 and is the national social housing federation for approved housing bodies (AHBs) – also known as housing associations – in Ireland.
Rent is calculated based on the current Differential Rent Scheme, as follows: Assessable household income is determined. Weekly rent is calculated as 17% of assessable household income. A €5 deduction is applied for each dependent child and old-age pensioner in the household.
A council estate is a building complex containing a number of council houses and other amenities like schools and shops.
The number of households on social housing waiting lists dropped by only 4% last year. The latest Summary of Social Housing Assessments shows 59,247 households were on waiting lists last year — down from almost 62,000 in 2020.
Single Adult: €30,000. 2 Adults - €31,500. 1 Adult +1 Child - €30,750. 1 Adult +2 Children - €31,500.
The Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme helps people on moderate incomes to buy new homes at reduced prices. New homes under this scheme are located in areas with the greatest housing need and where affordability is an issue.
There are no residency-based restrictions to buying property in Ireland. You can buy property here if you are an Irish citizen, EU/EEA citizen, non-EEA national or even non-resident in Ireland. However, owning property in Ireland does not mean you have the right to live here.
The Help to Buy (HTB) scheme is an incentive for first-time property purchasers. It will help you with the deposit you need to purchase or self-build a new house or apartment. You must purchase or self-build the property to live in as your home.
If you are offered a house or flat under the CBL system and you refuse it, you will not be able to apply for a CBL property for 12 months. This will not affect your position on the housing list. For more information about choice-based letting contact your local authority.
Under the House Sales Scheme, eligible tenants of social housing landlords have the right to buy their homes at a discount. They're tenants of the Housing Executive or registered housing associations.
Your landlord must write and let you know if you have the right to buy or right to acquire. They must do this within: 4 weeks if you've been their tenant for more than 3 years. 8 weeks if you've been their tenant for less than 3 years.
The 2022 SSHA shows 57,842 households were assessed as being qualified for, and in need of, social housing support as of 1 November 2022. This figure is down 1,405 (2.4%) from 59,247 households on 17 November 2021. This figure also represents a total decrease of 33,758 (36.8%) since 2016.
You're more likely to get a council home if you've been given priority by your council's allocation scheme. This could be if you're: legally homeless or the council has a duty to find you accommodation if you're homeless - check what help the council should give you.
The Government plans to extend the rent-a-room relief to social housing tenants. This means that a social housing tenant will be able to rent out a spare room in their home and earn up to €14,000 in rental income per year tax-free. It is intended that this will be available by summer 2023.
If on the housing waiting list, prospective homeowners of a 4-bedroom house will wait on average 13.3 years while it's only slightly better for a smaller one-bedroom home at just over 8 years. Those wanting a two or three-bedroom house will wait over 9 years on average.
As kids grow up they might want more privacy and need their own space, especially if they're sharing a bedroom with a brother or sister. While it's not illegal for them to share, it's recommended that children over the age of 10 should have their own bedrooms – even if they're siblings or step-siblings.
The Becontree Estate is the biggest council estate in the UK and the most ambitious of the country's interwar housing estates.
Becontree in The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham is generally considered to be the largest council estate (in terms of population).
council estate in British English
(ˈkaʊnsəl ɪˈsteɪt ) noun. British. a housing development built by a local council. a tidy, semi-detached home on a council estate in Kingsbury, northwest London.