MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, May 09, 2016
QUESTION NO. 27
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
To ask for a report on the waiting time for a house from the Council ? what is the longest times people are on the list?
REPLY:
There are currently 9,119 applications on the Council’s housing waiting list – the average time on list is 5+ years. There are approximately 240 applicants in excess of 10 years on list, the longest being 16 years. Please note of the 10 years plus applications longest on list the majority are in receipt of rent supplement, all have been given information on RAS and ASH schemes, 3 have refused more than 1 offer of housing and none have made expression of interest through in the CBL scheme.
