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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 08, 2025

QUESTION NO. 25

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the reason for the changes to the Choice Based Lettings process?

REPLY:

As part of our ongoing commitment to improving operational efficiencies and reducing waiting times in the allocation of new social homes. We are piloting the advertisement of multiple properties in new Approved Housing Body (AHB) housing developments through Choice Based Lettings (CBL). By adopting this streamlined approach, we hope this will lead to the quicker allocation of new homes. Applicants will be assigned their new homes in consultation with the respective AHB. This change only applies where there are multiple units in AHB developments

We will continue to advertise individual addresses for SDCC housing stock on CBL and applicants approved for social housing on medical grounds will receive a direct offer of accommodation suitable to the household's specific medical needs.