Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 21st July, 2023.

I, DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 31 (3)(b) of the Affordable Housing Act 2021 (No. 25 of 2021), hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Eligibility) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 August 2023.

2. The Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Letting and Eligibility) Regulations 2021 (S. I. No. 755 of 2021) are amended by substituting for Regulation 10 the following:

“10. The combined annual total net income of all prospective members of the household in a cost rental dwelling which is located —

(a) in the administrative area of Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council or South Dublin County Council, shall not exceed €66,000, or

(b) elsewhere in the State, shall not exceed €59,000,

in order to be considered as a qualified household.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

18 July, 2023.

DARRAGH O’BRIEN,

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations set the combined net annual income levels for all prospective members of the household in a cost rental dwelling, where the dwelling is situated in—

(a) Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council or South Dublin County Council, an income not exceeding €66,000, or

(b) elsewhere in the State, an income not exceeding €59,000.