Assessment of Housing Needs.

• Assessment of Housing Needs Circular, N9/88 as amended.
• Assessment of need for housing accommodation and the number of homeless persons Circular N14/95.
• Local Authority Housing Waiting List Circular N7/93.

Provision of Local Authority Housing:

• Assessment of Housing Needs.
• Department of the Environment Annual Housing Capital Allocation
• Regard will be given to the Governments Plan for Social Housing.
• Standard of construction in accordance with Department of Environment Memorandum on the procedures to be followed and the standards to be applied in providing Local Authority Circular N8/82
• Department of the Environment Social Housing Guidelines - Site Selection Circular N4/97
• Local Authority Housing - provision of demountable dwellings - guidelines Circular N2/89
• Fire safety in local authority dwellings Circular HRT13/89
• Provision of local authority housing Circular N7/92
• Energy conservation in local authority dwellings Circular HRT3/96
• Positioning of letter plates Circular N10/96
• Adopted policy on arrears management - code of practice on arrears management

Allocation of Housing to Qualified Applicants (lettings):

• Local Authority's Scheme of Letting Priorities.
• Local Authority's Tenancy Management Policy including combatting Anti-Social Behaviour.

Maintenance of Local Authority Housing.

• Local Authority's Statement of Policy on Housing Management and Tenancy Agreements.
• Management and Maintenance of local authority housing - Circular HRT3/92
• Local Authority's Tenancy Management Policy including combatting Anti-Social Behaviour.

Estate Management.

• Local Authority's Tenancy Management Policy including combatting Anti-Social Behaviour.
• Explanatory Memorandum - Circular H5/97
• Management and Maintenance of local authority housing - Circular HRT3/92
• Management of local authority housing - Statements of Policy - Circular HRT 4/93

Rent on Local Authority Dwellings

• Local Authority's Differential Rent Scheme

Tenant Purchase

• Tenant Purchase Scheme 1995 - Circular HRT6/95
• Tenant Purchase Scheme 1995 - Circular HRT13/95
• Consumer Credit Act, 1995 - Circular H8/97
• Sale of houses - Circular HRT 3/98

Improvement Works in Lieu of Local Authority Housing.

• Improvement Works in lieu of Local Authority Housing - Circular N8/91
• Revised limits - Circular H10/97
• Guidelines Circular N4/98

Voluntary housing

(Department of the Environment's Handbooks)

1. A Plan for Social Housing, and
2. Social Housing the Way Ahead
3. Building Sustainable Communities are relevant guidelines in the delivery of the services

Capital Assistance Scheme

• Department of Environment Circular BC3/98, as amended
• Explanatory Memorandum - Circular HGS6/92
• Clarification - Circular HGS1/96
• Revised limits - Circular H10/97

Rental Subsidy Scheme

• Department of Environment Circular HRT8/91, as amended.
• Recoupment of Subsidy - Circular HGS4/92
• Amendments - Circular HRT9/95
• Revised limits - Circular H10/97

Control of Standards of Private Rented Dwellings

• Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 1993

Control of Provision of Rent Books for Private Rented Dwellings

• Housing (Rent Books) Regulations 1993

Key Legislation

• Housing Act, 1966
• Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979
• Housing Finance Agency Act, 1981.
• Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Act, 1982
• Housing Act, 1988
• Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992
• Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997
• Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998
• Housing Regulations, 1980 (As Amended)
• Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1988.
• Housing (Rent Books), Regulations, 1993
• Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations, 1993
• Housing (Mortgage Allowance) Regulations 1993 - 1998.
• Housing (Acquisition of land) Regulations 1966 - 1993.
• Housing (Sale of Houses) Regulations 1995 - 1998.
• Housing (Registration of Rented Houses) Regulations, 1996