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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 08, 2016

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive if he would set out the numbers on the Housing waiting list at the start of each month in 2015 and also at the start of 2016 and in responding will the Chief Executive also indicate if he is planning for a reduction in the number of persons on the list in 2016.

REPLY:

The table below shows the numbers of applications on the Council’s housing waiting list at the start of each month for 2015. 

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

8564

8604

8629

8675

8752

8788

8782

8783

8786

8815

8885

8928

Numbers of applications on list at 01/01/2016 was 8944.

The Council is actively supporting the roll-out of HAP in the County and it is planned to being the process of moving housing applicants on rent supplement to HAP (approx. 50% of the housing waiting list). The Council will also provide, in 2016, social housing dwellings through, existing stock, Approved Housing Bodies, Leased/RAS and Part 8 schemes and purchased properties for housing list applicants.

A report has been submitted under Motion 18 which sets out the position in relation to targets as identified under the the Social Housing Strategy 2015 - 2017.