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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 08, 2019

QUESTION NO. 19

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to present an update on efforts being made to collect rent arrears and in reporting will he confirm the figures currently owed to the Council and will he make a statement.

REPLY:

The amount of rent arrears due to the Council as at the end of February 2019 is €8,034,546.

The Rents Section have implemented an 'Action Plan for Arrears by Area' using an enhanced area based approach by our team of Housing Inspectors.  Our inspectors engage with tenants in arrears to establish Debt Management Plans (DMPs) allowing tenants to manage their rent arrears in a sustainable manner.   There are currently 1,021 tenants on active DMPs.

In addition, the Council's Online Rents App is available from Google Play Store or Apple Store.  This app allows all tenants to manage their rent account on their smart device and the app will be upgraded this month to activate the "Pay Now" facility allowing tenants to make online payments online to their rent account at any convenient time 24/7.