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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 10, 2013

QUESTION NO.7

QUESTION: Councillor T. Gilligan

To ask the Manager to outline the number of landlords on the RAS scheme, or any other scheme, between 2009 - present?  Broken down into the individual years, e.g. number in 2009, number in 2010, number in 2013, etc., also how much money has been paid out to landlords between 2009-2013, again broken down each year, e.g. amount paid out in 2009, amount paid out in 2010, amount paid out in 2013, etc. Can the Manager outline how many properties the council rented or leased from landlords to the Council, (through the RAS scheme, or any other scheme), again broken down between 2009-2013?

REPLY:

Local Housing Authorities have been legally empowered to lease housing for social housing purposes since the Housing Act of 1966 was passed into law.

The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is an initiative to cater for the accommodation needs of certain persons in receipt of rent supplement, normally for more than 18 months and who are assessed as having a long-term housing need. One of the main features of the scheme is that local authorities in sourcing accommodation for these households make use of the private and voluntary sector.

The Social Housing Leasing Initiative facilitates the provision of suitable houses / apartments for occupation by its social housing applicants. This is for property owners who want long-term guaranteed income, but do not want to be responsible for the day-to-day requirements of managing tenants and maintaining a residential property

The following table summarises activity on both schemes from 2009 to 30/4/13

Year Landlords  Properties/Tenancies Rents Paid to Landlords 
SHLI 2009 0 0 €0.00
  2010 19 19 €20,207.28
  2011 89 129 €691,466.15
  2012 129 169 €1,345,795.18
  2013 up to 30/4/13 142 182 €667,867.65
       
 RAS 2009 540 847 €9,073,657.00
  2010 651 1087 €11,354,224.00
  2011 789 1229 €11,366,702.00
  2012 851 1359 €12,492,867.00
  2013 up to 30/4/13 875 1429 €4,292,372.00