South Dublin County Council tenants owe over €7m rent arrears
By Maurice Garvey
SOUTH Dublin County Council has outstanding social housing tenant arrears of over €7,800,000.
As of October 25, the level of rents outstanding was €7,876,937.
South Dublin County Council
The council say this a reduction of over €240,848 since the start of the year when housing rent arrears were €8,117,785.
Councillors Francis Timmons (Ind) and David McManus (FG), asked the council for a report on housing arrears at the monthly meeting.
In response, the council said they have established a Debt Management Unit to work “constructively” with council tenants through various means “such as agreed repayment plans”.
The council said: “Over the past 10 months housing rent arrears have reduced by €240,848 or 3 per cent.
“Housing rent arrears are written off only as a last resort and once all possible debt collection options have been exhausted.”
They said the level of housing rent write-offs continue to decline, and this is usually done when houses are surrendered, abandoned, or when a tenant passes away.
