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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 13, 2025

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor L. Dunne

To ask the Chief Executive to provide the current number of individuals on the social housing list, including a detailed breakdown of Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) & Rental Accommodational Scheme (RAS) tenants. Additionally, please include the corresponding figures for each year since 2017.

REPLY:

According to our records the table below provides a breakdown of the number of households on the housing list including HAP and those on the RAS Fixed transfer list: 

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Housing List

8,061

7,215

6,864

6,714

6,346

6,010

6,204

6,102

HAP 

2,339

2,938

3,273

3,736

4,073

4,213

4,353

4,517

RAS Fixed transfer list

201

176

144

97

93

71

67

61

Total

10,601

10,329

10,281

10,547

10,512

10,294

10,624

10,680