COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, January 13, 2025
QUESTION NO. 4
QUESTION: Councillor L. Dunne
To ask the Chief Executive to provide the current number of individuals on the homeless list for 2024, including the corresponding figures for each year since 2017.
REPLY:
The table below provides a summary breakdown of the data held at 31st December for households registered as homeless with South Dublin Council for the period 2017-24.
|
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Single Male |
223 |
262 |
277 |
256 |
238 |
242 |
300 |
201 |
|
Single Female |
53 |
62 |
57 |
58 |
55 |
65 |
94 |
77 |
|
Couples |
10 |
6 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
24 |
24 |
17 |
|
Families |
189 |
298 |
241 |
177 |
158 |
165 |
280 |
203 |
|
Total Homeless Households |
475 |
628 |
588 |
507 |
468 |
496 |
698 |
498 |
In 2024, 265 homes were allocated to homeless households, representing a significant increase compared to 172 allocations in 2023 and the 71 in 2022.
The Council continues to work proactively to address the ongoing challenges for households in need of accommodation by increasing new housing supply through partnerships with approved housing bodies, ongoing choice based letting and other allocation options, turning around vacant Council properties for re-letting, supporting HAP tenancies and engaging with landlords on potential tenant in-situ acquisitions.