Housing

Local authorities investigate antisocial behaviour involving local authority tenants. If necessary, they may involve An Garda Síochána (national police).

Local authorities may provide financial support to residents' associations and community groups to help with the upkeep of estates.

Local authorities may take action against illegal occupiers of local authority property.

Local authorities may work with other agencies to manage the risk posed by sex offenders who are seeking housing support.

Local authorities manage halting sites and group housing schemes where travellers live as tenants.

Local authorities help Approved Housing Bodies to manage, buy, build or lease properties for social housing.

Home owners who purchased their house through a local authority purchase scheme must get permission from the local authority to sell, re-mortgage or transfer their interest in the property for the first time.

Local authority mortgage holders who have paid their mortgage in full can apply to the local authority for a certificate to confirm that the property deeds have been transferred.

Local authorities may support tenants to transfer to another local authority house.

Local authorities may offer housing welfare support to vulnerable tenants who may be in rent or mortgage arrears or experiencing difficulty with their tenancy or living conditions.

Local authorities may form committees to consult with travellers about the Traveller Accommodation Programme.

Local authorities may support someone to move in with an existing tenant in a local authority property.

Local authorities, together with the Department of Justice, may provide housing to those in the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.

Local authorities may apply to the courts to evict tenants or repossess properties where agreement on paying rent arrears or mortgage arrears is unsuccessful.

Local authorities may provide information and advice to returning Irish emigrants on how to apply for housing in Ireland.

Local authorities may provide social housing to you if you qualify and cannot afford to rent or buy your own home.

Local authorities assess applications for social housing based on housing need. Approved applicants are placed on the housing list which is reviewed each year.

Local authorities may support someone who has been living with a tenant in a local authority house to take over the tenancy when it ends.

Local authorities support new and existing tenants to successfully manage their tenancy.

Local authorities consider requests from tenants who no longer want to be local authority tenants.

Local authorities may support travellers living in social housing, group housing schemes or halting sites.

Local authorities may buy suitable vacant properties in need of repair for social housing.

Local authorities may provide financial support to Approved Housing Bodies to build or buy accommodation for social housing.

Local authorities may provide financial support to Approved Housing Bodies to build or buy social housing for priority groups such as older people, homeless people or people with disabilities.

Local authorities, together with other agencies, may provide houses to eligible people at lower rents than the private market.

Local authorities may carry out extensions or adaptations to local authority houses such as grab rails, access ramps, wet rooms or downstairs bedrooms for older tenants or tenants with a disability.

Local authorities may let homeowners who bought their home from the local authority before May 1978 buy out the ground rent on the property.

Local authorities may assist you in finding accommodation in the private market if you qualify for social housing. The local authority will pay the landlord and you will pay a rent contribution to the local authority.

Local authorities may provide support to carry out improvement works to a privately owned property.

Local authorities, together with other agencies, may provide homes at a reduced price for first-time buyers who are looking to purchase a new home.

Local authorities may provide a mortgage to buy or build your own home if you are a first time buyer.

Local authorities may provide tenants and tenant purchasers a mortgage allowance to help them move from renting to buying or building a private house.

Local authorities may provide assistance to home owners with mortgage arrears who are at risk of losing their home. Home owners can apply to switch from owning their home to renting their home as social housing tenants.

This scheme will allow local authorities to offer preferential, discounted loans for Travellers to purchase their own caravan/trailer/mobile home for occupation as their primary residence on official halting sites.

Local authorities may assist you in finding accommodation in the private market if you qualify for long term rent supplement and have a qualified housing need. The local authority will pay the landlord and you will pay a rent contribution to
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