Good progress is being made in implementing the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and to date authorities have accommodated over 13,000 cases — 3,700 to private rented sector accommodation, 3,000 within the voluntary & co-operative sector and an additional 6,300 through other social housing options.
The overall target for the numbers of households transferring from Rent Supplement to RAS for 2008 and 2009 is 10,000. Indicative targets for each local authority area, as set out in individual local authorities' Housing Action Plans, are set out in the following table.
Table: Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) Indicative targets 2008-9 including progress in 2008
Local Authority
|
Targets 2008
|
2008 transfers to 30 April 2008
|
Targets 2009
|
Carlow
|
200
|
47
|
190
|
Cavan
|
96
|
11
|
90
|
Clare
|
112
|
27
|
75
|
Cork Co North
|
135
|
55
|
135
|
Cork Co South
|
264
|
119
|
255
|
Cork Co West
|
68
|
18
|
105
|
Donegal
|
310
|
70
|
210
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
|
235
|
47
|
195
|
Fingal
|
261
|
100
|
320
|
Galway County
|
250
|
25
|
375
|
Kerry
|
240
|
87
|
260
|
Kildare
|
326
|
121
|
270
|
Kilkenny
|
135
|
67
|
135
|
Laois
|
80
|
16
|
65
|
Leitrim
|
36
|
0
|
45
|
Limerick County
|
135
|
0
|
135
|
Longford
|
130
|
23
|
35
|
Louth
|
220
|
70
|
220
|
Mayo
|
205
|
88
|
205
|
Meath
|
73
|
9
|
90
|
Monaghan
|
80
|
19
|
60
|
North Tipperary
|
106
|
28
|
100
|
Offaly
|
50
|
11
|
50
|
Roscommon
|
185
|
46
|
140
|
Sligo
|
55
|
40
|
55
|
South Dublin
|
670
|
125
|
750
|
South Tipperary
|
210
|
63
|
210
|
Waterford Co.
|
80
|
20
|
80
|
Westmeath
|
175
|
20
|
180
|
Wexford
|
155
|
80
|
150
|
Wicklow
|
150
|
64
|
150
|
City Councils
|
|
|
|
Cork City
|
475
|
110
|
525
|
Dublin City
|
550
|
149
|
750
|
Galway City
|
185
|
75
|
185
|
Limerick City
|
118
|
54
|
118
|
Waterford City
|
191
|
62
|
136
|
Total
|
6,946
|
1,966
|
7,049
|
Note: Following extension of Limerick City boundary a number of cases transferred by Limerick Co Council (22) were assigned to the City.