COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 13, 2023

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor D. Ó Brádaigh

To ask the manager the following; Of the 1,000 letters written out to clients as part of the Social Housing Assessment 2023, what is the timeline before applicants that haven't completed the form, are removed from the list and will there be a period of grace ie. extension of this period to ensure more vulnerable clients that need to remain on the list are not removed during this process.

REPLY:

As part of the Housing Needs Assessments 2023, applicants were contacted by letter dated 6th October and a reminder letter issued on the 23rd October 2023. 

Information was provided on how to complete the assessment online and an option for those to complete manually was also provided.  All replies were due back by the deadline of the 31st October 2023 in order to complete the returns to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.  

Any applicant that has been unable to return the required details by the deadline should still return information requested to prevent their housing file from being cancelled. Applicants have also been notified of the appeals procedure in the case of non-return or late replies.