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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Monday, February 20, 2012

HEADED ITEM NO. 7

HEADED ITEM: H. Department

The Housing Construction and Procurement Report

REPLY:

Rental Accommodation Scheme

31st January 2012.

1,448  Rent Supplement recipients have  transferred to the Rental Accommodation Scheme since the council started implementing the scheme in 2005 .  A combination of transfers was involved however the majority transferred in their existing accommodation.  The remainder were transferred to the scheme in alternative accommodation for a variety of reasons including inappropriate sized property (underaccommodated/overaccommodated) and their landlord  being unwilling to take part in the scheme.   Vacant properties were contracted into the scheme to facilitate this category of transfer.

 Since their transfer to the scheme some tenants have moved again for a variety of reasons including  moving to alternative accommodation, moving abroad, moving to another county, purchasing their own property. 

At the end of January1,209 families were living in RAS homes in the county.

4,360 private rented properties have been inspected under the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations.

Social Housing Leasing Initiative

31st January 2012

The rollout of  the social housing leasing scheme as a mechanism in the provision of  housing for persons on the social housing lists  commenced in mid 2010.  

Lease agreements on privately owned  properties have been agreed county wide in 132 cases and these properties  have been tenanted . 72 of the 132 properties are in the Tallaght area.  

A further 31 cases are currently in  process county wide, 12 of which are in the Tallaght area.  

HOUSING CONSTRUCTION

SCHEMES ON SITE

Springfield (RESPOND) VHA - 190 Units

15 x 3 bed apt

48 x 2 bed apt

106 x 1 bed apt

12 x group housing

9 x short term housing

Certificate of practical completion issued August 2011 (allocation of units ongoing)

Mac Uilliam Playground and Landscaping - Playground completed in December 2011.  Minor landscaping works to be completed around the outside of Playground and community garden area once ground dries out.

SCHEMES IN PREPARATION

Deerpark - 8 Units

Progress to contract stage in 2012 - dependant on availability of funding from the DOEHLG 2012 allocation (to be advised).  Current indications are that this will not be forthcoming.