To ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 40719/11-15, to detail additional eligibility criteria, for properties which were built before 2000 who wish to install mains water, so they can benefit from the supplemented allowance of £12,000.

The supplementary allowance of £12,000 per property is available to all properties constructed before 1 January 2000 which have not previously been served by a public mains water supply. Properties classed as ‘not served’ do not have a water main in the nearest public road as opposed to properties that are not connected to a nearby water main by a private supply pipe. Householders are responsible for installing and paying for the private supply pipe from the boundary of their property to the point of supply.