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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF HOUSING SPC
Thursday, September 14, 2023
HEADED ITEM NO. 7
HEADED ITEM: H. Administration
Items requested by members:
1) Cllr William Carey
Question: That this meeting holds a discussion on the merits of admitting all those families currently living under RAS contracts to full access to CBL system and should bring forward a recommendation to full council meeting to initiate this action.
REPLY:
RAS legislation came into effect in 2010 which changed the rules for social housing support, providing that anyone signed to the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) was considered to have their housing need met and their housing application was closed accordingly (this change was also affected the subsequent Allocations Scheme adopted by the Council on 13th June 2011.
Correspondence was issued to applicants who were on the RAS scheme prior to August 2010 providing an option of being included on a RAS Fixed Transfer List. There are currently 41 remaining households on this RAS Fixed Transfer List and all are provided with access to Choice Based Letting. In certain circumstances on a case-by-case basis these households are prioritised for immediate offers of accommodation but generally their stable nature of their tenure meets their current housing needs adequately.
RAS tenants who are not on the RAS Fixed Transfer List can apply for a transfer where their household need is not met by their current home, e.g overcrowding or medical need with such RAS tenants placed on the transfer list for social housing where properties are allocated on a 'time on list' basis.