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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 08, 2021

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor S. O'Hara

To ask the Chief Executive for the number of Housing Adaptation Grants applications made this year, average processing time, and comparisons with previous years.

REPLY:

The Council has received a total of 464 housing adaptation grant applications to date in 2021, with 320 applications having been approved so far this year. Of the approvals this year, 146 relate to applications received in 2021 with 174 for applications received in 2020. A further 66 valid 2021 applications are progressing through the assessment process.

All fully completed grant applications received in 2020 and 2021 were successful with approvals valid for 6 months (with provision for time extensions in exceptional circumstances).  Once grants are approved, applicants are responsible for ensuring that works are completed within the approval period.

A further 252 grant applications are currently at various stages of processing, but many do not have all relevant supporting documentation submitted and are awaiting further information from applicants before being considered for approval.  The average length of time to approve a grant upon receipt of a valid application containing all required documentation is currently approximately 6 weeks.

The table below show information on the number of grants approved, paid out and the value of same for 2019, 2020 and 2021 to date:

Year	Grants Approved	Grants Paid	Value of Grants Paid
2019	339	294	€2,363,915
2020	275	186	€2,032,783
2021 (to end Sept)	320	224	€2,073,502