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Accommodation Security Cover Grant : Contents

Qualifications

To qualify for an Accommodation Security Cover Grant a client must:

  • meet the residency qualifications and
  • meet the income and assets limits and
  • be likely to retain the accommodation but requires assistance to obtain it and
  • be entering accommodation that the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 does not apply to and
  • be required by the accommodation supplier to have an Accommodation Security Cover Grant to enter the accommodation agreement or
  • be continuing in accommodation which an Accommodation Security Cover Grant was previously granted and the accommodation supplier will only continue the agreement if the Accommodation Security Cover Grant is renewed

While a client may qualify, the approval of an Accommodation Security Cover Grant is discretionary and should be considered according to each client's specific situation and need.

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Principles to be applied in the exercise of discretion clause 10 Housing Support Programme
  • Eligibility criteria clause 6 Housing Support Programme
  • Security cover grant: Eligibility clause 23 Housing Support Programme
  • Act excluded in certain cases section 5 Residential Tenancies Act 1986
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A person who provides accommodation to a client. An accommodation supplier can include:

Legislation

Accommodation for Housing Support Products means the premises that a client occupies or intends to occupy as a home for the purpose of accommodation.

A premises is considered accommodation regardless of whether or not the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies, but does not include the following: