To date 11,494 cases have been assessed for transfer to the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) as detailed in the following table.
It is projected that by the end of 2006, 5,000 households with a long-term housing need will have transferred from rent supplement to accommodation provided by local authorities, either to RAS, or to some other type of social housing. The aim is that by the end of 2007 a total of 10,000 cases will have been accommodated under the scheme.
Table: Number of cases assessed for RAS
Local Authorities (Housing)
|
Nos. of Cases Assessed
|
Carlow Co. Cl.
|
50
|
Cavan Co. Cl.
|
0
|
Clare Co. Cl.
|
193
|
Cork City & Co. Cls.
|
1094
|
Donegal Co. Cl.
|
420
|
Dublin City Cl.
|
3134
|
South Dublin Co. Cl.
|
1402
|
Fingal Co. Co.
|
350
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
|
57
|
Galway Co. Cl.
|
N/A
|
Galway City Cl.
|
392
|
Kerry Co Co
|
85
|
Kildare Co. Cl.
|
N/A
|
Kilkenny Co. Co.
|
182
|
Laois Co. Co.
|
40
|
Leitrim Co. Cl.
|
8
|
Limerick City Cl.
|
309
|
Limerick Co. Cl.
|
N/A
|
Longford Co. Cl.
|
105
|
Louth Co. Cl.
|
380
|
Mayo Co. Cl.
|
76
|
Meath Co. Cl.
|
25
|
Monaghan Co. Co.
|
59
|
Offaly Co. Cl.
|
471
|
Roscommon Co. Cl.
|
30
|
Sligo Co. Cl.
|
220
|
North Tipperary Co. Cl.
|
159
|
South Tipperary Co. Cl.
|
1327
|
Waterford Co. Cl.
|
N/A
|
Waterford City
|
436
|
Westmeath Co. Cl.
|
350
|
Wexford Co. Cl.
|
120
|
Wicklow Co. Cl.
|
20
|
Total
|
11,494
|