Max 290 additional homes will be provided by council

A MAXIMUM of 290 additional homes are to be provided by South Dublin County Council under its long-term leasing Housing Delivery Action Plan from 2022 to 2026.

Elsewhere, the council’s Revenue Budget currently provides for expenditure of €11,194,000 in 2023 in relation to costs associated with the provision of approximately 630 homes through long-term leasing.

This includes properties directly managed by the council along with homes managed by Approved Housing Bodies.

Funding is received by the council from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of the payments made to the landlords of these properties.

Separately, last August, the Targeted Leasing Initiative was announced, managed by the Housing Agency, for expressions of interest to deliver up to 1,000 houses nationally.

These houses will provide additional supply targeted at areas of greatest need and aligned with local social housing needs.

A number of proposals under this initiative are progressing within South Dublin County under this initiative and are expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks, according to the local authority.

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