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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 12, 2017

QUESTION NO.8

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the numbers of people presenting as homeless in the County, on the number in emergency accommodation (and type thereof), and on the projected provision of accommodation by SDCC and other agencies for these people in the months ahead, and to make a statement on the matter.

REPLY:

The number of registered Homeless for 2017 is as follows:

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

No. Registered Homeless

437

447

459

469

461

Single Male

192

193

201

202

204

Single Female

48

46

51

52

54

Couples

2

2

2

2

4

Families

195

206

205

213

199

Staff in the housing allocations section are endeavouring to meet the July deadline set by the Minister. This poses a very significant challenge to the Council and is dependent on the availability of suitable family type accommodation being available and ready for allocation.

In the month of May 23 tenancies were allocated. That brings the total number of allocations to homeless persons to date in 2017 to 64.

In the coming months a number of additional properties will become available through the Housing Finance Agency (14) and Dublin Simon (6). This will be in addition to SDCC purchases and vested properties (15) and vacancies arising in our own stock. It is anticipated a further 16 units will come available under Part V in late June/ July.

Where possible one bed units are being made available to persons on the transfer list to downsize thus freeing up additional family type housing. 

In addition, the Abberley Court Hotel is in the process of being designated as a facility with enhanced services for families. Communal recreation rooms including play area for children. The conversion works are ongoing and will be completed in the near future.  The services are already available but will be enhanced with the completion of the works.

Tallaght Cross will continue to accommodate up to 64 families.

However, in the month of May there was a significant month on month increase with some 16 families assessed as homeless by SDCC. To date in 2017, 35 families have been assessed as homeless by SDCC.