Salary limit for Affordable Housing??

fredzer

Hi,

currently there is a limit of 40k on earnings if you want to enter the affordable housing scheme. Has anybody heard if this is going to be increased?

Thanks.

Fredzer.

gurramok

Nope, why should it?...Its suppose to be for people on low incomes.

Apply for the Initiative instead so you won't be on a long list and 'skip the queue', salary is capped at a generous 58k and your name will be entered into a draw.

jdivision

gurramok wrote:

Nope, why should it?...Its suppose to be for people on low incomes.

Apply for the Initiative instead so you won't be on a long list and 'skip the queue', salary is capped at a generous 58k and your name will be entered into a draw.

Completely out of date Gurramok. Income ranges have changed significantly.

Moonbeam

http://www.fingalcoco.ie/LivingInFingal/Housing/AffordableHousing/

gurramok

jdivision wrote:

Completely out of date Gurramok. Income ranges have changed significantly.

Not really.

The OP had asked about the Affordable Housing Scheme not the Initiative.

On checking each council website, the following have a 40k income limit for the single applicant:

Fingal
SDCC
DLRC
Kildare

DCC dont state it, they do state that a mortgage must not cost more than 35% of your net outgoings, though digging further at http://www.dublincity.ie/Images/Affordable%20Ho%20ing%20News%20Oct%20_tcm35-41664.pdf gives a 40k limit as an income rule like the other councils.

Meath seems to be 55k which is kind of strange as the urban based capital would have the higher prices than a rural based county, the prices on their website would reflect a lower income criteria (that 130k 3 bed semi for example in Kells)

Jaybee

has anyone recently sent in an application to SDCC for affordable housing?

Just want to know what kind of time frame it is to look at applications. Being told twenty different things on the phone.

texas star

Fredzer I was told by DCC that you need to earn over 40K to apply the new development in Clongriffin and Baldoyle. Hope that helps:)

fredzer

Thanks for the help folks I have applied but since my application I have gone over the 40k(just) mark, so I've been told I only get one year to get a house. Fingers crossed .

jdivision

DCCs limit is e65k per annum at the moment. However the Govt has announced plans that will see people needing to earn a minimum of e45k in order to qualify for affordable housing

warrenaldo

it works off your income for the previous tax year. so if you were on 30k last year and 60k now. you still qualify.

ixoy

jdivision wrote:

DCCs limit is e65k per annum at the moment. However the Govt has announced plans that will see people needing to earn a minimum of e45k in order to qualify for affordable housing

Is that not referring to a separate scheme? I can't imagine it'd be good policy to only offer it to people above e45k.