COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF HOUSING SPC
Thursday, February 16, 2023
HEADED ITEM NO. 10 (e)
Housing Grants (Final 2022 Report)
Housing Grants (Private Homes)
There are three categories of available housing grants for private households as follows:
- Housing Adaptation Grant (HAG) for people with a disability (HAG)– grant to assist disabled people with required works (Max grant €30k/means tested/required Occupational Therapist recommendation)
- Housing Aid for Older People Grant (HOP): essential repairs/improvements for older people aged 66years+. (Max grants €8k/means tested)
- Mobility Aids Grant (MAG) – mobility works for older persons, based on OT report (max Grant €6K/ means tested on household income <€30k).
The grants are 80% funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with the balance of 20% provided by the Council through our annual revenue budget.
In 2022, a total of 547 new grant applications from private households were received by the Council. Of these, 420 grants were approved with a total value of just over €4million, representing an increase of 40% on the number of grants approved by the Council in the previous year.
The breakdown of the grants approved and paid is outlined below:
|
Category |
No. Grants Approved 2022 |
Value (€) Grants Approved 2022 |
No. Grants Paid 2022 |
Value (€) Grants Paid 2022 |
|
HAG |
239 |
€3,183,599 |
250 |
€2,808,792 |
|
HOP |
109 |
€539,0932 |
89 |
€405,768 |
|
MAG |
72 |
€277,874 |
90 |
€290,550 |
|
TOTAL |
420 |
€4,000,566 |
429 |
€3,505,110 |
The average time from grant validation (application and documentation complete) to approval time was 7.46 weeks.
79% (433) applications received were not valid after initial checking and required further documentation to be submitted.
A new online application process for housing grants is being developed through our Housing Online portal and will be rolled out in Q2 2023.
Disabled Persons Grants (Council tenants)
138 applications for Disabled Person Grants were received from Council tenants for alterations on medical grounds in 2022. The following works were carried out under the scheme which is 90% funded by the Department of Housing, Local government and Heritage, at a total cost of €561,904:
|
DPG Works By Category 2022 |
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|
Works |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total |
Cost |
Average |
|
|
Level Access Shower |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
36 |
€320,667 |
€8,907 |
|
|
|
Ramp |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
€50,835 |
€6,354 |
|
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|
Stairlift |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
€56,940 |
€2,588 |
|
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|
Downstairs Toilet |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
€81,764 |
€8,176 |
|
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|
Small Works |
11 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
97 |
€35,472 |
€369 |
|
|
Other |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
€16,225 |
€2,704 |
|
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|
Totals |
16 |
17 |
7 |
13 |
20 |
12 |
9 |
25 |
18 |
9 |
14 |
22 |
182 |
€561,903 |
€3,087 |
|