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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Monday, May 19, 2008

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor M. Corr

"To ask the Manager to outline the numbers of house visits and interviews carried out by the council's Social Workers since 2004 in the Tallaght South area giving a breakdown of reasons for visits/interviews and actions taken as a result of this activity?"

REPLY:

The Housing Welfare Service is currently under review. Part of that review involves the development of an I.T. system to record, track and monitor details of services being provided.

The Council’s Housing Welfare Team is working with approx. 60 files in the Tallaght  South area.  Welfare support is provided across a range of functions within the Housing Department, including  priority transfer applications where the transfer is being pursued on grounds of anti social behaviour or on  compassionate/medical or other grounds.  The Housing Welfare Team also provides a tenancy sustainment service to families who are at risk of losing their tenancy, a  post-tenancy support service to homeless families/ individuals who were housed as homeless,  the team also works with families who are experiencing financial hardship and have substantial loan/rent arrears and also elderly or vulnerable members of the community, such as those with mental health issues.