COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor M. Ward

"To ask the Chief Executive to outline the Councils policy for RAS tenants?

Can he also clarify what group of  RAS tenants will and will not have access to Choice Based Lettings and what is the rational behind this decision?"

REPLY:

The commencement of Section 19 of the Housing Act 2009 defined RAS as a social housing support and as such RAS tenants were formally deemed to be in receipt of social housing support and could not remain on general housing list.

However, Circular Housing 28/2011 recommended that a special transfer pathway be provided from RAS to other forms of social housing as RAS households were given assurances that they could remain on the housing list and would have reasonable expectations that their access to traditional social housing accommodation would be maintained.

In 2011 South Dublin County Council contacted 730 such RAS tenants i.e. those who had been on the Council’s social housing waiting list prior to 01/08/2010.   These RAS tenants were given the opportunity to have their name listed on a Fixed RAS Transfer list if they so wished, housing to be offered in accordance with Time on List in line with the current housing list. 309 tenants applied for this list and were also given access to Choice Based Letting.  Anyone who did not apply at that time do not have access to CBL.

As at 09/10/2017 there are 201 tenants on the RAS Fixed Transfer List.

In general RAS tenants have access to the Council’s Transfer List and are assessed for eligibility for same in accordance with the Allocations Scheme e.g. overcrowding/ downsizing/ medical.