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The Local Housing Allowance itself is determined by a survey of rents within a given Broad Rent Market Area where the median, or 50th percentile, of rents is determined and it is this figure that is used to set the LHA, though since 2011 the Local Housing Allowance is based on the 30th percent of rents in an area.
Domestic rates are the local government taxation in Northern Ireland. Rates are a tax on property based on the capital value of the residential property on 1 January 2005. Domestic rates consist of two components, a regional rate set by the Northern Ireland Assembly and a district rate set by local councils. Rate levels are set annually.
Prior to the establishment of the Housing Executive, public housing in Northern Ireland was managed primarily by local councils. Only ratepayers and their spouses could vote in council elections - sub-tenants, lodgers, and adults living with their parents could not - so allocation of housing was "distorted for political ends". [4]
nidirect (Irish: TÉDíreach) is the official Government website for Northern Ireland residents, providing a single point of access to public sector information and services. The content is developed by representatives from the many government departments that contribute to the site, working with a central editorial team.
Housing policy in Northern Ireland was originally a responsibility of local government and the Ministry of Home Affairs, which (similarly to the Home Office) retained responsibility for policy areas not delegated to other ministries. A separate Ministry of Health and Local Government was established in June 1944, as part of the welfare state.
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Prior to this, the 1993 election was the last time local government boundaries had been redrawn - between 1993 and 2011, there were 102 DEAs across the old 26 councils, with each council having between 3 and 9 DEAs each. [4] By definition, DEAs nest exactly within the 11 Local Government Districts.
Housing Benefit (Abolition of Benefit Periods Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No. 144) Housing Benefit (Extended Payments (Severe Disablement Allowance and Incapacity Benefit) Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No. 145)