Eligibility thresholds for social housing are increasing by €5,000 across the country today.
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien says it’s the first time any changes have been made for a decade.
The new income limits are now in place and all Local Authorities have updated their application forms and systems.
The rate is now €30,000 in County Donegal, as well as Sligo, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon and Tipperary.
The rate has increased to €35,000 in Carlow, Clare, Cork County, Galway County, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick City & County, Louth, Waterford City & County, Westmeath and Wexford.
Finally, the income limit goes up to €40,000 in major metropolitan areas such as Dublin, Cork and Galway cities as well as County Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow.
