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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor P. Cosgrave

Cathaoirleach's Business

"That the Manager give a report on the new housing allocation system and its impact on the Rathfarnham ward."

REPORT:

The main impact of the new allocation system is that it permits the applicant to choose which dwelling they are prepared to accept an offer on as opposed to the Council choosing the tenant for that property.  It also permits applicants to see the actual number of properties available in any area which may influence their decision on their area of choice.  It may also infuence a decision on the tenure of dwellings to be sought as we will shortly be making leased properties as well as voluntary housing available in this way.

Since the last meeting the Council has implemented Choice Based Lettings as the primary method of letting 3 Bed houses.  All on those lists were informed of this by way of letter and the available properties were advertised on the new Council website on Fridays.  To date it has proven to be a great success in so far as there is a large interest in the webpage with an average of 54 expressions of interest the first week and 72 the second in each property.  

It is proposed to roll it out the remainder of the housing stock in the coming weeks.

The areas of preference have been reduced from 5 to 2 and this will permit applicants from the Rathfarnham area to express interests in housing South of the Naas Road

The RAS tenants have been written to and asked if they wish to be included in the special transfer pathway for transfer to Council housing.  The closing date for inclusion in that pathway is 25th November