COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, May 09, 2022
QUESTION NO. 13
QUESTION: Councillor David McManus
To ask the Chief Executive the average social housing rent charged per week in 2019 and now in 2022, and if a statement is available on differential rent re-assessments that took place during COVID-19 pandemic, with households' reduced incomes?
REPLY:
The weekly rent charged by the Council to social housing tenants under our Differential Rent Scheme is based on total household income. The average social housing weekly rent payable in March 2019 was €47.79 while the the average weekly rent payable in March 2022 was €55.24.
The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) scheme commenced on 24th March 2020 and 1,286 households submitted evidence of PUP during this period which resulted the re-assessment the rent charged for 486 households. The PUP scheme ceased on 24th March 2022 and the rents team are currently in the process of reviewing the relevant accounts to request updated income details for re- assessment purposes.