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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 08, 2021

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive for a report into housing needs in SDCC that outlines how many are on each list? and a breakdown of preferred area ?

REPLY:

As of 1st February 2021, there were 6,714 applicants on the Council’s social housing list.  The table below shows the respective areas of first preference (either North of Naas Road or South of Naas Road) for these applicants:

 Housing List

North Naas Road

South Naas Road

Totals 

1-bed

 1,649

 1,584

3,233

2-bed

 1,347

 954

2,301 

3-bed

 620

 437

1,057

4 -bed

 79

 44

123 

Totals 

 3,695 

  3,019

6,714 

A comprehensive report was presented to the Housing SPC on the 11th February provided the latest detailed figures for the housing list, allocations, homeless presentations and exits.  The full report can be found here.