MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, June 20, 2016
QUESTION NO.26
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
To ask the Chief Executive to make a report regarding the levels of rents paid by this Council to landlords under the HAP scheme?
REPLY:
Limerick City and County Council HAP Shared Services Hub administer the HAP payments to landlords on behalf of all Local Authorities, South Dublin included. The amounts (less the differential rent paid by the household) is recouped from the DECLG. The rents payable are dependent on the family size, outlined below is the various family sizes and the maximum rent payable on their behalf together with the total number of households already signed to the HAP Scheme in the South Dublin County Council area.
| Family Size | Total Households | Max Payable by HAP | ||
| SINGLE +1 | 287 | € 1,140.00 | ||
| COUPLE +2 | 154 | € 1,170.00 | ||
| SINGLE +2 | 142 | € 1,170.00 | ||
| COUPLE +1 | 111 | € 1,140.00 | ||
| COUPLE 3+ | 87 | € 1,200.00 | ||
| SINGLE SHARING | 52 | € 420.00 | ||
| SINGLE 3+ | 49 | € 1,200.00 | ||
| SINGLE | 27 | € 624.00 | ||
| COUPLE | 26 | € 900.00 | ||
| COUPLE SHARED | 1 | € 480.00 | ||
| total | 936 |
For the month of May 2016 the landlords for South Dublin County Council were paid €854,000
The differential rent charged to the hap tenants was €126,000
The Difference of €728,000 has been recouped from the DECLG
The payments for 2016 year to date to landlords for South Dublin County Council was €3,530,000
The differential rent charged to the hap tenants was €515,000
The difference of €3,015,000 has been recouped from the DECLG
