National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016

• The Director of Services of the Housing Section, or an official designated by theDirector for such purpose, shall engage with the person with a disability who hasbeen identified as likely to require housing support under Part 2 of the Disability Act2005, or, if appropriate, with the Liaison Officer responsible for the arrangement ofthe service provision, or with a specified person, for the purpose of facilitating orcoordinating the provision of any services that the Housing Authority considers theindividual to be entitled to.• The relevant Housing Authority shall provide all appropriate information regardingthe full range of housing support options 127 available to the person with the disabilitywho has been assessed under Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, or if appropriate, to aspecified person, or to the Liaison Officer responsible for the arrangement of theservice provision.• Where a person with a disability (under 5 years of age), as defined under Section 2of the Disability Act 2005, presents to a Housing Authority for an assessment ofhousing need and that person has not been assessed for a health or educationalneed under Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, the Housing Authority will advise theperson, or if appropriate, a specified person, that they may have a right toassessment in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and will, where requested,refer the person to the appropriate Assessment Officer in the Health ServiceExecutive.• This protocol shall be subject to periodic review in tandem with the extension of thestatutory requirements of Part 2 of the Disability Act, 2005 to all age groups.127The broad categories of housing support are:• Emergency Support• Social Housing Accommodation Options• Purchase Options• Modification Options• Advice only [including advice on income support options available from Community Welfare Service (CWS)and/or Department of Social and Family Affairs (DSFA)].154