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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2020

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor Teresa Costello

To ask the Chief Executive to outline how much the Council spends on HAP and Homeless HAP in 2018/2019 and anticipates spending in 2020

REPLY:

All payments to landlords in relation to Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and Homeless HAP are managed by the national HAP Shared Services Centre in Limerick City and County Council on behalf of this Council and other housing authorities.

This Council's Annual Budget includes provision only for salaries and overheads relating to HAP for which approximately €175k is provided in 2020 compared with €173k and €174k respectively in 2018 and 2019.