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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 13, 2025

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor N. Whelan

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the process used by SDCC to assign properties to people on the medical priority list

REPLY:

Medical approval for housing may be awarded if the following three criteria apply to a household:

1. If the tenant or someone in the household has an enduring lifelong disability or medical condition and
2. The current accommodation is not suitable to meet the needs of the person with a enduring lifelong disability or medical condition and
3. A change in housing will improve or stabilise the circumstances of the person with an enduring lifelong disability or medical condition

Applicants are required to submit HMD Form 1 and all the relevant medical documentation to support their application to the Medical Section.  These documents will be assessed and applicants will be notified of the Councils decision in writing.

There are currently 491 applicants awarded medical approval with a further 258 applicants approved for supported living. Of these applicants 166 have been approved by the Council for ground floor accommodation and 119 applicants require wheelchair accessible accommodation.

In 2024, 131 properties were allocated to households on the medical approval list, which includes tenants transferred due to medical needs. This represents a substantial increase compared to 38 in 2023.

All allocations are carried out in accordance with the Council's Allocation Scheme which operates on a time on list basis.