Clause 5. Classes of tenants whose eligibility may be reviewed

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Classes of tenants whose eligibility may be reviewed

(1)

The agency may, under section 117(1)(b) of the Act, review the continued eligibility for social housing of the following classes of tenants of social housing:

(a)

tenants who, under sections 115A, 115(1) or 115(2) of the Act, notify the agency of a change in circumstances that indicates they may no longer be eligible for social housing:

(b)

tenants who fail to advise the agency of a change of circumstances that indicates they may no longer be eligible for social housing (unless section 115A of the Act applies to that change and the tenant does not have a change in circumstances to which section 115A(2)(b) applies):

(c)

tenants who, during review of their housing needs under section 118 of the Act, provide information indicating that they may no longer be eligible for social housing:

(d)

tenants who are the subject of an investigation under section 121 of the Act where an outcome of the investigation indicates that the tenant is no longer eligible for social housing:

(e)

tenants who, at the time they are assessed for eligibility for a review under this clause-

(i)

have been a tenant in their current social housing for three years or more; and

(ii)

are paying market rent for that social housing.

(2)

For the purposes of subclause (1)(a) to (c), if any particular social housing is let to more than one person, a notification by, failure to advise, or information provided by one of them is treated as a notification, failure to advise, or information provided by all the tenants of that housing.

(3)

Subclause (1)(e) applies if at least one tenant of that particular social housing meets the criteria in 5(1)(e).