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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 12, 2022

QUESTION NO. 27

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to present an end of year report on his ongoing endeavours to deal with the Council's growing housing lists; will he outline his plans for 2023 and make a statement? 

REPLY:

At the end of November 2022, there were 5,752 households on the Council's housing list following the recent housing needs assessment and with 433 new housing allocations made in 2022 to date.  The level of social housing need is an ongoing challenge and the Council has outlined its Housing Delivery Action Plan to increase social housing delivery with approximately 3,700 new social homes through build, AHB supply, Part V delivery and leasing from 2022 to 2026.  Almost 400 new social homes will be substantially completed in 2022 and plans for completion of in excess of 700 new homes is currently projected for 2023.  This should be also supplemented by additional delivery through the Housing Agency's recent targeted leasing initiative in the County in 2023 and beyond.

Proposals for significant housing delivery on large Council owned sites at Kilcarbery, Clonburris and Killinarden continue to progressing and will form a major part of delivery under the Housing Delivery Action Plan in the County.  The development of additional age friendly homes across the County will allow for rightsizing transfers which will maximise the use of existing Council stock and we will also continue to examine additional opportunities for further housing delivery where possible through existing landbanks, possible land acquisition, turnkey house purchase etc. 

Our Homeless support team will also continue to provide assistance to those who find themselves homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.  The team continues to operate an advice clinic in County Hall and provides outreach services across the County as well as detailing emergency accommodation options through central placement, self-accommodate, family hubs and other supported accommodation.  Staff in the homeless unit organise emergency accommodation for those assessed as homeless through the Assessment and Placement Service.  The Housing Department in conjunction with the Dublin Region Homeless Executive and other partners continue to look for suitable locations/properties throughout the County for use as appropriate emergency accommodation for single persons and families.