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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 14, 2022

QUESTION NO. 21

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To Ask the Chief executive to issue a report into the average waiting time by 1bed 2bed 3bed and 4bed in SDCC and what progress/target is expected for 2022 and 2023 by house bedroom numbers ?

REPLY:

The average time on list for applicants who accepted offers of social housing from this Council in 2021, including through Choice Based Letting, and priority needs including medical, homeless and older persons, but excluding transfers was as follows:

2021 Allocations

1-Bed

2-Bed

3-Bed

4+Bed

Overall

Average Time On List
(excluding Transfers)

8.5

9.7

9.5

10.9

9.67

Current confirmed and anticipated housing delivery for 2022/2023 includes the following breakdown of home sizes:

1-bed

2-bed

3-bed

4-bed

Total

268

239

401

11

919

This delivery will be supplemented with additional homes in that period through Approved Housing Bodies, Part V, turnkey and leasing delivery that is either in the process of being confirmed and/or for which agreement has yet to be finalised.