{"id":920,"date":"2020-05-05T14:19:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/mulville-calls-for-change-to-council-housing-policy-to-support-separated-parents\/"},"modified":"2020-05-05T14:19:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:19:48","slug":"mulville-calls-for-change-to-council-housing-policy-to-support-separated-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/mulville-calls-for-change-to-council-housing-policy-to-support-separated-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Mulville Calls for Change to Council Housing Policy to Support Separated Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Mulville, Social Democrats councillor for the Rush Lusk Ward, has called for urgent changes to be made to Fingal County Council\u2019s Housing policy, in order to ensure that separated parents are fairly treated.<\/p>\n<p>Cllr Mulville stated: \u201cSeparated parents on the council\u2019s housing waiting list have long faced difficulties trying to access adequate support under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme, and previous to that the Rent Supplement scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs reported by RT\u00c9 on Saturday, following a recent Supreme Court judgement, Dublin City Council intend to amend their scheme of letting priorities so that a parent whose children live primarily with their former partner can be assessed as in need of a two bedroom home so the children can stay over with them.\u00a0\u00a0The matter will now go before the next City Council meeting for councillors to give their approval.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that Fingal County Council\u2019s Housing Department should bring forward a similar amendment to our letting priorities scheme for approval by councillors.\u00a0\u00a0In fact, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, though his days in office may be numbered, should put forward national guidelines so that every local council complies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a great many separated parents in Fingal and nationwide struggling under these unjust rules, and they deserve fair treatment now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Mulville, Social Democrats councillor for the Rush Lusk Ward, has called for urgent changes to be made to Fingal County Council\u2019s Housing policy, in order to ensure that separated parents are fairly treated. 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