COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, March 10, 2014
QUESTION NO. 7
QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin
To ask the Manager to provide in tabular form: I. The number of housing allocations excluding transfers in 2013 II. The number of allocations there were in 2013 there were to people/households on the homeless priority list. III. The number of allocations to each household size from the housing list and the number of allocations to each household size from the homeless priority list in 2013. IV. The number of allocations to household who had been on the homeless list for less than 6months, 6months to 1year, 1-3years, 3-6years, 7years-10years and 11years+, and the same information for allocations excluding transfers from the housing list in 2013 V. The number of allocations to households from the homeless where the head of household was in the 18-25years age rage, 26-35 age range, 36-45 age range, 46-55 age range, 56-64 age range and 65+ age range, and the same information for allocations excluding transfers from the housing list in 2013. VI. Of the allocation from the homeless list how many were to local authority stock, how many to approved housing bodies and how many to RAS?
REPLY:
South Dublin County Council Allocated 226 units of accommodation to Applicants from the Housing List in 2013. 46 of these allocations were to Approved Housing Bodies. Requested information is set out below:-
HOUSING LIST
Household Size i.e. dwelling size needed
| 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | 5 bed |
| 40 | 91 | 90 | 3 | 2 |
Length of Time on Housing List
| 0 – 12 months | 1 – 3 years | 3- 6 years | 7-10 years | 10 years + |
| 12 | 30 | 113 | 70 | 1 |
Age Profile
| 18 -25yrs | 26-35yrs | 36-45yrs | 46-55yrs | 56-64yrs | 65+yrs |
| 24 | 90 | 50 | 34 | 15 | 13 |
HOMELESS
South Dublin County Council allocated 32 units of accommodation to applicants awarded homeless priority
Household Size i.e. dwelling size needed
| 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed |
| 15 | 9 | 8 |
Length of Time on Housing List
| <6 mths | 6 – 12 months | 1 – 3 years | 3- 6 years | 7-10 years | 10 years + |
| 7 | 8 | 15 | 1* | 1* | 0 |
*Applicants moved from long-term supported housing to independent living with visiting support.
Age Profile
| 18 - 25 yrs | 26-35yrs | 36-45yrs | 46-55yrs | 56-64yrs | 65+yrs | |
| 6 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Accommodation Type
| Social Housing | Long-term Support Housing with AHB | AHB | RAS |
| 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |