The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

Home repair assistance

106.—(1) The Executive may, on application being made to it, give assistance under this Chapter (“home repair assistance”) in the form of a grant or the provision of materials for the carrying out of works of repair, improvement or adaptation to a dwelling.

(2) The Department may by order make provision as to the total amount or value of home repair assistance that may be given—

(a) on any one application, or

(b) in respect of the same dwelling in any period of 3 years.

(3) Home repair assistance shall not be given in respect of works—

(a) for which a grant under Chapter II has been approved or in respect of which an application for a grant is pending, or

(b) which are specified in a group repair scheme approved under Chapter III or prepared and awaiting the approval of the Department.