The community welfare service (CWS), and the community welfare officers providing it, transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP. The number of rent supplement tenancies in respect of the specified offices and the expenditure incurred are set out in the tabular statement.
It is standard practice, in the areas in question, that officers would view accommodation prior to the issue of rent supplement in order to verify the tenancy and ascertain the nature of the accommodation. However, a home visit is not always required, as the Department may already be familiar with the accommodation, and have established the applicant's residency.
In 2010, a total of 7 premises in the areas specified were notified to the CWS as not meeting the required Housing Standards. As these are multiple occupancy premises, i.e., bedsits, flats or apartments, it is not possible to specify how many individual applications were refused as a consequence of notifications received from Dublin City Council. Prospective tenants of these notified accommodations would be advised, in advance of completing a tenancy agreement, of the non-availability of rent supplement for these premises.
Rent Supplement
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Tenancies and Expenditure for selected offices — 2010
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Department Office
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Number of Tenancies
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Expenditure €
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Benburb Street
|
329
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1,191,251
|
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Botanic Avenue
|
14
|
60,359
|
|
East Wall
|
2
|
12,638
|
|
Lisburn Street
|
777
|
2,455,895
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Millmount Avenue
|
3
|
7,200
|
|
North Stand
|
6
|
12,507
|
|
Quarry Road
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2,062
|
8,083,252
|
|
Specialised Housing Unit
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1,912
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6,228,650
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|
Summerhill
|
12
|
64,093
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