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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 08, 2018

QUESTION NO. 18

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive for a report in the amount of Residential Rents owed to SDCC and to compare this with Rents owed for this period last year and how SDCC intends to collect the outstanding rents?

REPLY:

The following table outlines a comparison between rent arrears at the end of August 2018 against the end of August 2017 for various forms of social housing provision:

Description	Arrears 2018	Collection Rate 2018	Arrears 2017	Collection Rate 2017
Housing Rents	7,341,608	66%	7,305,276	66%
RAS	436,419	79%	477,452	79%
Leased	27,247	89%	32,654	86%
Total	7,805,274	78% Average	7,815,382	77% Average

The Rents Section work on an ongoing basis with tenants in arrears to set up Debt Management Plans (DMP’s).  In instances where tenants are not engaging with the Council, their cases are being advanced in line with the Debt Management Policy. 

Currently there are 32 tenants on Tenancy Warnings, 17 Tenancies awaiting Court hearing, two tenancies with orders for possession and 1019 tenancies in DMP’s.

The Rents Section would encourage all tenants to engage with the services provided to avoid legal action where possible.