Clare Councillors are calling for maximum income thresholds for social housing in this county to be re-examined.
Under limits set back in 2011, the most a single person can earn in Clare to qualify to apply for a council house is €25,000 – with small percentages added for dependents and other adults in each household.
The maximum income threshold in neighbouring counties is €30,000 or above, including in the likes of Limerick, Kerry and Waterford.
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Kilkee-based Fianna Fail Councillor Cillian Murphy says the sharp increase in living costs here in the last ten years mean the thresholds need to be looked at as a priority.
