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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 09, 2017

QUESTION NO.21

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask for a report into HAP in SDCC - to detail how many people have returned to homeless list following acceptance of HAP ? To ask why people loose there years on list if they accept HAP ? is this the case for all people that accept HAP ? please provide as much detail as possible.

REPLY:

South Dublin Co Co has approximately 1470 applicants signed up to the HAP Scheme as at Mid December 2016. In 2016 the national target of 12,000 was exceeded on 22nd December.

When applicants sign up to the HAP Scheme they have the option of applying to be included on the HAP Transfer list. If an applicant applies to go on the HAP transfer list within the first 2 weeks of signing up to HAP they retain anytime spent on the housing list. However, if an applicant applies for inclusion on the HAP transfer list after the initial 2 week period, they lose any time on the Housing list. This is clearly explained to HAP applicant at sign up stage.

Since 2014, 81 HAP’s have been closed or exited the HAP scheme. The Council are aware of 2 cases when HAP tenants were at risk of Homelessness. One was resolved by the provision of the HAP Preventative measure and the second was a result of anti-social behaviour and not related to the HAP scheme.