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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, November 14, 2022
QUESTION NO. 25
QUESTION: Councillor David McManus
To ask the Chief Executive the amount of housing rent arrears written off each year between 2011-21, who makes these decisions and on what basis, and if a statement is available?
REPLY:
Listed below are the write off figures in respect of housing rents for the years 2011 to 2021 as reported in the Annual Financial Statements and which have been audited by the Local Government Audit Service.
|
Year |
€ |
|
2011 |
-797 |
|
2012 |
89,354 |
|
2013 |
153,242 |
|
2014 |
0 |
|
2015 |
269,108 |
|
2016 |
-137,652 |
|
2017 |
-77,285 |
|
2018 |
-39,270 |
|
2019 |
350,929 |
|
2020 |
146,464 |
|
2021 |
52,087 |
|
Total |
806,180 |
The decisions to write off housing rent arrears are made by senior management at Senior Executive Officer level or above and are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Accounts considered for write off are generally former tenancies where the tenant is deceased, where the tenant has either surrendered or has abandoned the property or in cases where the Council have secured a repossession.
It should also be noted that where a tenant has left a property and their account is in arrears, they will not qualify for any future social housing supports unless that debt has been settled in full. If their arrears have been written off, this debt is then re-instated if they re-present for social housing supports in the future or if they begin to address their arrears.