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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 11, 2023

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor M. Duff

Could the Manager please make a report giving details of the current policy concerning the process of adding adult children to the tenancy of current social housing and explain why so many applicants are turned down for tenancy?

REPLY: 

It is not the practice of South Dublin County Council to include adult children/grandchildren to a tenancy agreement where there is a valid tenancy agreement in place. 

In the event of death in the case of a joint tenancy, a succession of tenancy application may be allowed to the surviving tenant or tenants.  Where the sole tenant has died, the dwelling may be granted to the next member of the family subject to household need, provided that the person has continued to reside in the house as their normal place of residence and has been assessed for rent purposes for a minimum of two years up to and including the time of bereavement.