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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 10, 2021

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor T. Costello

To ask the Chief Executive how many applicants were there for Homeless Hap 2019 v 2020 and how many were awarded Homeless HAP 2019 v 2020

REPLY:

Applicants approved for inclusion on the Council's Social Housing List are eligible for Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) support.  Where applicants are determined to be at risk of homelessness by the Council's Homeless section, they can be granted the discretionary enhanced or Homeless HAP support at a higher rate.

There were 1,256 and 971 approvals for enhanced or homeless HAP support respectively in 2019 and 2020.