Housing
The objective of the Council’s Housing Policy is to facilitate the provision of social and affordable housing suitable for a range of tenure types and to assist those who wish to provide for their own housing needs. In discharging its housing function, the Council will endeavour to promote the concepts of sustainable development and social inclusion.
Since 1991 the approach to social housing has been based on “A Plan for Social Housing” which introduced a range of specific measures and schemes for local authorities, to provide a response to housing needs.
Its successor “Social Housing - The Way Ahead” issued in 1995, reviewed and updated these schemes.
New Long Term Leasing Scheme
The Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government has established a new leasing initiative for the delivery of social housing.
This new initiative represents an expansion of the options for the delivering of social housing. Local Authorities have been requested by the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government (DoEHLG) to consider proposals from properties owners in line with this new initiative.
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