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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Brien

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the average length of time spent on the housing list before you will receive an offer of a house? Broken down by one, two, three & four bed list for north of the Naas Road only."

REPLY:

The Choice Based Letting (CBL) scheme was introduced in October 2011 and is the Council main method of allocation/offer of accommodation.  Applicants engaging with the scheme will receive an offer of housing when they are the successful in being placed top of the expression of interest list for a property advertised on the CBL website  i.e. the have longest time on the social housing waiting list of those who made expression of interest in a specific property.

The average time on the Council's social housing waiting list for those successful CBL applicants is shown below by accommodation size for North of the Naas Road only:-

CHOICE BASED LETTING - North Of The Naas Road average time
AVERAGE YEARS ON LIST
1 BED	11
2 BED	11
3 BED	12
4 BED	15

This does not reflect the time frame for those offered accommodation as a result of medical priority or homelessness.