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Individuals who cannot afford to purchase or lease a dwelling on the open market or through one of the Authority’s initiatives may request to be allocated a Government owned dwelling.  Single individuals with an income less than €10,000 / year and single parents and married couples with an income of less than €12,000 are eligible.  An additional €700 is allowed for each child under 18.  Applicants must not have assets worth more than €28,000 to be eligible.

Tenants of Government owned dwellings may request to exchange their residence if valid and reasonable grounds to do so exist.  Tenants must have been living in their current residence for the last three years and must not be in arrears on their rent or ARMS bills payments.

Family members of tenants of Government owned dwellings may request to become tenants upon the recognized tenants’ demise.  The family members must have lived with the demised tenant for the last five years prior to their death and must satisfy the means testing criteria set by the Housing Authority.

The Nikru Biex Nassistu Scheme is aimed towards the owners of vacant dwellings who wish to lease their dwelling to the Housing Authority.  The property is leased for 10 years and must be in a good state of repair and furnished with a kitchen including appliances.   The Housing Authority subleases the leased property for social accommodation.

The scheme for the installation of lifts in Government Owned blocks allows residents in these blocks to request the Housing Authority to install a lift.  An application may be submitted for blocks where one or more flats are owned by the Government and one of the residents suffers from lack of mobility.  The tenants must form a Residents’ Association to administer and maintain the lift.

Starting in 2018, each year the Authority allocates a budget for the regeneration of facades of social housing blocks.  This program will ensure that gradually all facades of social housing blocks are restored.  The blocks in each year’s program are chosen by the Housing Authority according to the state of deterioration of the facade.

Tenants of social housing blocks are given a grant of €6,000 to refurbish the common parts through the scheme “Il-Binja Tiegħi, id-Dar Tiegħi” which is run in conjunction with the local councils.  Tenants must form a Residents’ Association and contact the local council to benefit from this scheme.

The scheme for the Rehabilitation of Vacant Dwellings provides financial assistance for the refurbishment of old properties which have been vacant for a year or longer.  A grant of up to €25,000 is given on condition that the property is leased to the Housing Authority for a period of 10 years upon completion of works.  The property is then sub-leased by the Authority for social housing purposes. 

The scheme for Adaptation of properties leased before June 1995 provides financial assistance up to €25,000 for structural repairs in these dwellings.  Tenants with an annual income up to €26,182 and assets worth up to €60,000 are eligible under this scheme.

The Subsidy on Adaptation Works Scheme provides financial assistance for the refurbishment of old dwellings.  Individuals who own their dwelling may benefit from up to €14,000 to carry out structural and finishing works; tenants may benefit from up to €10,000 to refurbish the finishes whilst owners of leased dwellings may benefit from up to €4,000 to carry out structural works

Housing Estates built decades ago require substantial renovation to modernize them in line with current standards.  The residents need not apply for this service, the refurbishment is done through a systematic and ongoing program.

The Sensability Scheme provides financial assistance for the equipping of a sensory room for autistic persons.  An occupational therapist verifies each case and recommends the works financed through this scheme.  The application may be submitted by the interested person’s relative or legal representative

The Disability scheme provides financial assistance so that a property may be adapted for the needs of disabled persons, such as through the installation of a stairlift or the installation of a wheelchair accessible bathroom.  Individuals with an annual income less than €50,000 and assets worth less than €150,000 may apply for financial assistance through this scheme.

Housing Authority is offering legal services for tenants who have a Court Case in front of the Rent Regulation Board to increase their rent from the 'old rents' to fairer rents. When the new rent is issued, individuals can benefit from rent subsidy according to the scheme conditions.

The Housing Authority periodically allocates dilapidated properties to Voluntary Organizations so that they may be redesigned and refurbished to cater for the specialized needs of specific target groups catered for by the Organizations.  Refurbishment works are financed by the Housing Authority.  The Organizations are chosen through competitions for this purpose announced from time to time.