10 people in three years exempted from housing residency requirement

Ten people have had residency requirements for public sector homes waived in the past three years.

So says the Department of Infrastructure in a response for a Freedom of Information request.

Normally, people applying for public sector homes must have lived on the Island for 10 years, and in their local area for three years - although that can be waived under extreme circumstances.

In 2023 four people were given exemptions, rising to five in 2024 - this year there has been just one case.

The DOI granted three of those 10.