How do i apply?

You can obtain an application form for Local Authority housing by:

- Downloading it from the menu called “Housing Forms”

- Requesting it in person or by post from the Housing Department, Galway County Council, Aras an Chontae, Prospect Hill, Galway.

- Telephoning the Housing Department at 091 509300

The Application Form cannot be completed and submitted on-line, as it must be checked and stamped by various public agencies, and must be submitted together with all required supporting documentation which is set out on the page entitled “Checklist”. If any of this supporting documentation is outstanding, or the Application Form is incomplete, your housing application will be deemed invalid and will be returned to you.

The date of receipt of your application will be the date on which all the required information has been submitted. Once a completed application is received, it will be assessed for eligibility. If the applicant is deemed ineligible, this decision will be notified in writing setting out the reason for same.

All eligible applications are fully assessed by a Housing Liaison Officer, who will visit the applicant to fully investigate the circumstances of their application. Once this assessment has been carried out on your housing application, you will be notified in writing. You are required to notify us of any change in your circumstances for example change of address, family size, income, etc., so that we can keep your file up-to-date

If you are accepted as being in need of housing, you are placed on the Councils Housing Waiting List, and will be considered for housing in your area of preference, having regard to the priority of your application. You should bear in mind that your priority on the housing list may go up or down, as your circumstances, and those of other applicants, change. Galway County Council does not operate a points-based system for allocation of its houses, which are instead allocated on a priority basis, having regard to our policy as set down in the Scheme of Letting Priorities.

If a reasonable offer of housing is made to an applicant for housing, which is subsequently refused, further consideration of that applicant for any other offer of housing will be deferred.