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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor William Joseph Carey

To ask the Chief Executive for an approximate length of time currently for a person to wait between submitting documentation and receiving a completed assessment for their rents and if rents are increased can they confirm if this is backdated to cover the period of assessment or from period of submission of documents etc.?

REPLY:

Tenants are required to notify us of any change in their household income and submit relevant documentation immediately, so their rent can be adjusted e.g., copy of payslip or social welfare payment. The weekly rent will change only from the date the documentation is received. The Rents team have assessed over 3,500 rent accounts to date this year. It currently takes approximately two weeks to review a rent assessment application provided all the information submitted is complete. However, in a significant number of cases, additional information is requested, and we provide tenants with an additional 14 days to respond.