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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 14, 2026

QUESTION NO. 18

QUESTION: Councillor D. McManus

To ask the Chief Executive how many households entered into a new long-term social housing tenancy in an SDCC-owned or Approved Housing Body (AHB) property during 2025, and whether a projected or expected figure is available for 2026.

REPLY:

Based on allocation activity recorded to 31 August 2026, it is expected that the number of households entering new long-term social housing tenancies during 2026 will meet, and may exceed, the total number delivered in 2025. By the end of August 2026, 1,144 households had been allocated new tenancies, representing more than 91% of the 1,259 new tenancy allocations completed during 2025.

The table below provides a breakdown of the 2025 and 2026 allocation activity, including allocations to households on the social housing waiting list, homeless households, the medical housing list, age-friendly, tenant-in-situ and transfers: 

 

Allocations

2025

2026

CBL

583

669

CBL-Hap

302

199

CBL-HHAP

0

11

CBL-RFT

0

1

Financial Contribution Scheme

0

1

Homeless

206

135

Medical

77

48

Age Friendly

42

52

Tenant in Situ/Ras in Situ

49

17

Transfer of Tenancy

0

1

Mortgage to Rent

0

10

New Allocations

1,259

1,144

Transfers

51

18

RAS NTQ Transfers

62

40

Priority Transfers

32

13

Total Transfers

145

71

Overall Total

1,404

1,215