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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2026

QUESTION NO. 22

QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the Chief Executive if details could be provided on the number of homes purchased though the Incremental Tenant Purchase Scheme in 2025?

REPLY:

Tenants can apply to the council to purchase their Local Authority home through the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 2016. 

In 2025, 72 applications were processed under the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme with 11 sales completed to the value of €1,174,000.

Applicants must have a minimum primary reckonable annual income of €11,000 and be in receipt of social housing supports for at least 10 years. In the case of joint applications, one of the two tenants must be in receipt of social housing supports for at least 10 years, as determined by the local authority in accordance with the rules of the scheme.

Full information on the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 2016 is available on the Councils website Buying a Home - SDCC and the sales scheme team are available to assist and can be contacted at hloanacc@sdublincoco.ie.