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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 08, 2023

QUESTION NO. 21

QUESTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

To ask the Chief Executive for a breakdown of those on the housing list, broken down by type of home requested, the size of household and whether medical transfer has been approved. Response to report on net (standard list) and gross housing need (including HAP, RAS, transfers etc).

REPLY:

Housing List:

There were 5,941 households on the Council's housing list as of 1st May 2023, shown by area of preference and housing need as follows:

Housing Need North of Naas Rd. South of Naas Rd. Both Areas Total No. Households
1-bed 750 1,228 983 2,961
2-bed 594 673 712 1,979
3-bed 314 298 277 889
4-bed 28 33 51 112
Totals 1,686 2,232 2,023 5,941

Transfer List:

780 current tenant households are included on the Council's transfer list, shown by area of preference and housing need, as follows:

Housing Need North of Naas Rd. South of Naas Rd. Both Areas Total No. Households
1-bed 47 87 19 153
2-bed 43 94 43 180
3-bed 115 149 57 321
4-bed 42 52 32 126
Totals 247 382 151 780

Medical Need:

513 households have been awarded medical priority (of which 350 are households included in the housing list figures above and 161 are households included in the transfer list figures above), shown by area of preference and housing need, as follows:

Housing Need North of Naas Rd. South of Naas Rd. Total No. Households
1-bed 69 110 179
2-bed 43 58 101
3-bed 73 73 146
4-bed 44 43 87
Totals 229 284 513

HAP:

5,105 households are currently in HAP supported accommodation, shown by area of preference and housing need, as follows:

Housing Need North of Naas Rd. South of Naas Rd. Both Areas Total No. Households
1-bed 161 295 464 920
2-bed 501 828 1,301 2,630
3-bed 327 403 727 1,457
4-bed 30 21 47 98
Totals  1,019 1,547  2,539 5,105

RAS:

831 households are currently in RAS supported accommodation, shown by current area of accommodation and housing need, as follows:

Housing Need North of Naas Rd. South of Naas Rd. Total No. Households
1-bed  71 73 144 
2-bed  108 116 224
3-bed 215 206 421
4-bed 17 24 41
Totals 411 419 830

RAS Fixed Transfer List:

69 households (who are included in the RAS figures above), are currently on the RAS Fixed Transfer List, shown by area of preference and housing need, as follows:

Housing Need North of Naas Rd. South of Naas Rd. Both Areas Total No. Households
1-bed 0 4 6 10
2-bed 7 2 6 15
3-bed 11 0 18 29
4-bed 1 1 13 15
Totals 19 7 43 69