A Guide to Housing Options
Please find below a number of guides in relation to housing options.
Affordable Housing - Residential Developments Required
Calling all Home Builders and Housing Developers - Limerick City and County Council are seeking residential developments for affordable housing.
Apply for Council Housing
Applicants for social housing support must complete (in full) the Social Housing Application Form.
Choice Based Letting Pilot
Limerick City and County Council has introduced a Choice Based Letting Scheme on a pilot basis for certain council properties in the Newcastle West District.
Community Sustainment
The Community Sustainment Unit formerly known as the Estate Management Unit was reorganised and strengthened in late 2019.
Construction of Local Authority Housing
On 5th May 2015, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly, announced a Social Housing Strategy consisting of 100 separate housing projects across the Country.
Differential Rent Scheme as Adopted by Council in 2020
The new Rent Scheme contains a single method of calculation for the entire city and county, where previously there were two methods which did not compare like-for-like.
Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)
Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a new social housing support. HAP will replace Rent Supplement for those with a long term housing need.
Limerick City and County Council Allocation Scheme 2021
Limerick City and County Council Allocation Scheme 2021, in accordance with Section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, the Social Housing Allocation Regulations 2011 and the Social Housing Allocation Amendment Regulations 2016.
Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF)
The Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) is a key element of Housing for All to unlock sites to deliver 20,000 housing units by 2021.
Maintenance of Local Authority Housing
Limerick City and County Council has drawn up a Business Continuity Plan to ensure that services continue to be provided to the citizens of Limerick as we all deal with the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and the unknown environment that we are living and working in.
Mortgage Allowance Scheme
The Mortgage Allowance Scheme is a social housing option which facilitates tenants and tenant purchasers of local authority dwellings, who wish to return their dwellings to the authority and purchase or build a private dwelling for their own occupation by reducing their mortgage repayments over t
Mortgage to Rent
The mortgage to rent scheme is a government initiative to help homeowners who are at risk of losing their homes and who have been involved in the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP) with their lenders.
Private Rightsizing Scheme
Limerick City and County Council has developed a policy where persons over the age of 55 who own their own home, and who find their dwellings too large for their needs, may request the Council to purchase their home in return for a lifelong tenancy in a managed Older Persons Scheme.
Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS)
The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is a social housing support introduced to cater for the accommodation needs of persons who are in receipt of long term rent supplement.
Sell or Lease Your Property
The Local Authority and Approved Housing bodies are interested in purchasing and leasing vacant properties and sites in Limerick city and county with a view to achieving social housing targets set out under Housing for All.
Succession and Transfer Tenancies
Information about Succession and Transfer Tenancies.
Tenant Incremental Purchase Scheme
From 1st January 2016 existing tenants of Limerick City and County Council have an opportunity to purchase their homes through an Incremental Purchase Scheme introduced under Part 3 of Housing (Miscellaneous Provi
Voluntary Housing
Voluntary Housing bodies play an important role in providing rental housing throughout the country for people who could not otherwise provide suitable accommodation from their own resources.