Housing Services

Galway City Council is currently progressing the delivery of Affordable Housing.

Schemes where Affordable Housing is available will be publicly advertised across the Local Authority website, local newspapers and social media.

Local authorities may offer choice to approved housing and transfer applicants in selecting a new home. Applicants can express an interest in houses which are advertised.

Room for a Student Local Authority Tenancies Scheme is a government initiative where local authority tenants are permitted to let out a room or rooms in their homes to third level students with the prior permission of the local authority, as the landlord.

Galway City Council is seeking to increase the number of Affordable and Social housing units through various delivery mechanisms, including the acquisition of turnkey units on greenfield/brownfield and/or unfinished housing development sites which are zoned residential.

The Local Authority Home Loan (LAHL) is available for people who are unable to obtain sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home.

Local Authorities and Approved Housing Bodies are now seeking to purchase and renew housing units that are in need of remediation, and make them available for social housing use.

When the Council allocates you accommodation you become a member of the community in which you live. As such, the Council encourages you to become actively involved in your estate.

If you are at risk of becoming homeless, there are a number of services that may be able to provide assistance to you.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a social housing support. HAP will replace Rent Supplement for those with a long term housing need.

The Housing Department Counter Service operates from 9.30am to 1pm Daily, Monday to Friday.

The Housing counter is located in Galway City Council offices in City Hall, College Road, Galway.

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I am a Galway City Council Housing Tenant, who should I contact in relation to the maintenance/repair of my home?

Council Housing rents are based on a system called 'differential rents'. This means that the amount of rent you pay depends on the amount of your total household income. If your income increases so does your rent, and if your income decreases, the weekly rent decreases accordingly.

Galway City Council is dedicated to improving the living standards of tenants in private rented housing. This is done, in accordance with Government Regulations, through the inspection of private rented properties.

The Local Authority Integration Team (LAIT) is available to provide on-going integration supports to people categorised in any of the following groups living in Galway city

Galway City Council hereby invites residential property owners to lease their properties to Galway City Council. The council is looking to lease houses and apartments in areas of housing need.

Long Term Leasing (LTL) was introduced to cater for the accommodation needs of persons who have a long term housing need as determined by Galway City Council. Properties are leased from the private sector and used to accommodate households from the housing waiting list.

The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) was introduced to cater for the accommodation needs of persons who are in receipt of rent supplement, normally for more than 18 months, and who have a long term housing need as determined by Galway City Council.

The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) was introduced to cater for the accommodation needs of persons who are in receipt of rent supplement, normally for more than 18 months, and who have a long term housing need as determined by Galway City Council.

Do you have a vacant house or apartment that's in need of repair, but lack of funding is a problem? If so the above scheme may be of interest to you.

Its main purpose is to improve the access and quality of Local Authority Services for people from disadvantaged communities. It helps to develop socially inclusive policies and projects across the range of local authority services in Galway.

Under this scheme, you can apply to Galway City Council to buy your local authority house. If approved, you must continue to live in the house for as long as you own it. You will get a discount on the price of the house based on your income.

Once a housing need has been established Galway City Council will endeavour to meet this need through the delivery of the Traveller Accommodation Plan and in accordance with the Scheme of Letting Priorities.

This scheme was introduced to help bring vacant and derelict properties back into use as family homes and rental residential units.

Local authorities may provide grants to older people who own their own home for repairs or improvement works to make their privately owned home more suitable to their needs.

Local authorities may provide grants to those who own their own home to buy and install grab rails, level access showers, access ramps and stair lifts.

Members, agendas and minutes of the Social Development SPC.

Local authorities may provide social housing to you if you qualify and cannot afford to rent or buy your own home.