Almost 900 applicants waiting for social housing in North Kerry
There are currently 870 applicants approved by Kerry County Council waiting for social housing in the region.
This includes those who have selected the district as their primary area of choice and also applicants in other parts of Kerry who have indicated they may be interested in living in the region.
The local authority has received 89 applications from people who have expressed an interest in an area within the district this year. A total of 74 of these applications have been approved.
Of those approved applicants interested in living in Listowel Municipal District, 442 are waiting for a one-bedroom home.
254 have expressed interest in a two-bed home and 136 are awaiting a three-bed dwelling.
Four-bed units are of interest to 31 applicants while seven applicants are awaiting a five-bed home.
There are currently 1,246 tenancies across the available social housing schemes in the district.
These schemes include Local Authority Housing, the Rental Accommodation Scheme, leasing and Housing Assistance Payments.
A total of 25 tenancies in the area have begun in the Listowel district since the start of this year.
The figures were included in a housing report discussed at the Listowel MD meeting for July.
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The district is comprised of Listowel, Lixnaw, Abbeydorney, Causeway, Ballyduff, Ballybunion, Ballylongford, Tarbert, Moyvane, Duagh and other areas. There are currently 870 applicants approved by Kerry County Council waiting for social housing in the region. This includes those who have selected the district as their primary area of choice and also applicants in other parts of Kerry who have indicated they may be interested in living in the region. The local authority has received 89 applications from people who have expressed an interest in an area within the district this year. A total of 74 of these applications have been approved. Of those approved applicants interested in living in Listowel Municipal District, 442 are waiting for a one-bedroom home. 254 have expressed interest in a two-bed home and 136 are awaiting a three-bed dwelling. Four-bed units are of interest to 31 applicants while seven applicants are awaiting a five-bed home. There are currently 1,246 tenancies across the available social housing schemes in the district. These schemes include Local Authority Housing, the Rental Accommodation Scheme, leasing and Housing Assistance Payments. A total of 25 tenancies in the area have begun in the Listowel district since the start of this year. The figures were included in a housing report discussed at the Listowel MD meeting for July.
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