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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 23rd, 2017

QUESTION NO. 23

QUESTION: Councillor M. Ward

What is the average amount of time that someone is on the housing list and is housed through the Choice Based Letting scheme  for the following dwellings? 1 Bed, 2 Bed, 3 Bed, 4 Bed and how many applicants were housed in these same categories of  dwelling in 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 through choice based letting?

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council introduced the Choice Based Letting (CBL) scheme in October 2011, the first allocation under the scheme being on 8th November 2011.  To date 550 allocations have been made under CBL.  The average time on the Council's housing waiting list for those successful CBL applicants is shown below by accommodation size:-

SIZE OF DWELLING AVERAGE YEARS ON LIST
1 Bedroom 9
2 Bedroom 7
3 Bedroom 8
4 Bedroom 10

 The table below shows allocations through the CBL scheme annually since 2014 to 30/09/2017

YEAR 1 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 3 BEDROOM 4 BEDROOM TOTALS
2014 5 41 19 1 66
2015 1 41 19 0 61
2016 9 51 33 2 95
2017 to 30/09/2017 8 26 24 1 59