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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, April 14, 2025
QUESTION NO. 32
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the average waiting time for people on the medical priority list in receipt of HAP.
REPLY:
The medical approval list operates on a time on list basis, irrespective of an applicants HAP status, subject to the availability of suitable properties to accommodate specific medical requirements.
The following tables detail the average waiting times and number of allocations for households with medical approval for 2024, categorised by bedroom size, with and without Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) support:
|
Bedroom Size |
No of Allocations (HAP) |
Average number of years |
|
1 bedroom |
3 |
6.6 |
|
2 bedroom |
3 |
11.6 |
|
3 bedroom |
2 |
7.3 |
|
4 bedroom |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
8 |
|
|
Bedroom Size |
No of Allocations (CBL) |
Average number of years |
|
1 bedroom |
46 |
5 |
|
2 bedroom |
43 |
4.6 |
|
3 bedroom |
27 |
6.9 |
|
4 bedroom |
6 |
9 |
|
Total |
122 |
|
It is important to note that the majority of applicants allocated housing from the medical approval list required standard social housing, not specifically adapted properties.