COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, February 08, 2021
QUESTION NO. 10
QUESTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh
To ask the Chief executive to provide a report on how many are on the RAS transfer list and the length of time it takes a RAS tenant to secure a RAS transfer when their housing needs change
REPLY:
RAS legislation came into effect in 2010 which changed the rules for social housing support, providing that anyone signed to the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) was considered to have their housing need met and their housing application was closed accordingly (this change was also efefcted the subsequent Allocations Scheme adopted by the Council on 13th June 2011.
Correspondence was issued to applicants who were on the RAS scheme prior to August 2010 providing an option of being included on a RAS Fixed Transfer List. There are currently 93 remaining households on this RAS Fixed Transfer List and all are provided with access to Choice Based Letting. In certain circumstances on a case by case basis these households are prioritised for immediate offers of accommodation but generally their stable natur eof their tenure meets their current hosuign needs adequately.
RAS tenants who are not on the RAS Fixed Transfer List can apply for a transfer where their household need is not met by their current house, e.g overcrowding or medical need with such RAS tenants placed on the transfer list for social housing where properties are allocated on a 'time on list' basis.