Meath County Council is carrying out a Social Housing Needs Assessment (SSHA) for 2026, as required under national housing legislation.

As part of this process:

Selected applicants on the social housing list will be contacted (by written correspondence) by the council.

They will be asked to confirm if they still wish to remain on the housing list & to update their areas of choice where applicable.

Applicants must complete and return the assessment form, along with any additional supporting documentation (such as proof of income if circumstances have changed).

Deadline: All completed forms must be returned by Friday, 25 September 2026.

Important Information

If you do not return the fully completed form and required documents, your application will be closed. If your application is closed, you will no longer be able to access the Choice Based Letting (CBL). You will be removed from the social housing list and lose all time accumulated on it.

New entrants to the Social Housing Waiting list (where applications were submitted and completed after 31 July 2025) will not be selected for SSHA 2026.

The following groups are also not affected:

HAP tenants

RAS tenants

Meath County Council & Approved Housing Body transfer tenants.

More information on the process of SSHA and eligible applicants can be found here: https://ow.ly/my3050ZBVfC

Meath County Council, together with all local authorities across the country, have recently been directed by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to prepare a summary of social housing assessments in the County Council’s administrative area, as required under Section 21 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009.

The Summary Social Housing Assessment (SSHA) 2026 is the continuation of the ongoing process of annual assessments of national housing need, commenced with the 2016 summary, in line with the commitment contained in ‘Social Housing Strategy 2020 – Support, Supply & Reform’. The purpose of the process is to identify the current level of national housing need and to provide vital data to inform the ongoing development of housing policy.

The key output of the summary is the net need figure which is the number of qualified households on each local authority housing list who remain eligible for social housing support and whose housing need has not been met. The Minister has directed that the summary be prepared with a ‘counting date’ of 2nd November 2026.

In order to fulfil the requirements of the SSHA 2026, Meath County Council is obliged to contact all qualified households identified as being in need of reassessment. The process, as in previous years, excludes certain applicants from having to be contacted for this year’s exercise: 

• Applicants who applied for the first time or were reviewed since 31st July 2025. 
• Applicants in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) or Rental Assistance Scheme (RAS);   
• Meath County Council and Approved Housing Body transfer tenants. 

Meath County Council will write directly to each applicant that is required for review and who is on its social housing lists at present using the current address provided by the household. (If you have moved address, please ensure that you update your details by contacting the Housing Section (see contact details below)

What documents do I need?

Information on the following areas is required:

• Details of where you are currently living and your nature of tenure along with proof of your address

• Details on all household members (including PPS numbers for all)

• If you have recently had a baby, you must submit a copy birth certificate and PPS number

• Any changes in circumstances of the household (e.g. civil or marital status, any medical conditions or disabilities impacting on housing need).

• Any change to employment status.

• Income details for all adult household members for the last 12 months (from employment and/or social welfare payments)

• Details of rent or mortgage supplement, if in receipt of same.

How do I return the form?

Completed forms and documents must be returned either by post, or in person at the customer service desk with the following address:

Housing Allocations Office, Meath County Council, Buvinda House, Dublin Road, Navan, County Meath, C15 Y291.

Please note that incomplete forms cannot be processed, and applications may be closed pending submission of full information and documents. All forms must be returned before Friday 25th September 2026.

 

My details haven’t changed, do I still need to complete the form?

Yes. Even if your details are unchanged, you must complete and return the application form. This is so that you can confirm that you are still interested in being housed by Meath County Council.

 

What happens if I do not return the application form?

If you do not return the completed application form before 25th September 2026, your housing application may be terminated. If your application is terminated, you will no longer be able to access the Choice Based Letting (CBL) site and you will lose your time accumulated on the list.

 

I am no longer interested in being housed by Meath County Council – what do I need to do?

It would be appreciated if you would circle ‘No’ in answer to the question ‘Are you still interested in receiving Social Housing?’ and return the signed form to Meath County Council. Your application will then be closed.
 

For further queries please email hsgallocations@meathcoco.ie or phone 046-9097250