Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Questions (407)

John Lyons

Question:

407. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the 5,000 social housing units being delivered each year through a variety of sources, including regeneration, direct construction, leasing and the securing of National Asset Management Agency units. [16716/14]

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Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

I expect the final output across all social housing programmes for 2014 to be in the region of 5,000 new housing units as set out in the following table.

Delivery method	Number
Rental Accommodation Scheme	2,500
Leasing, including: 400 NAMA sourced properties and 350 Mortgage to Rent Scheme	1,200
Deinstitutionalisation Programme - new Units for people with disability leaving institutional care	150
Social Housing Investment Programme (new homes)	200
Units for People with Special Housing Needs under Capital Assistance Scheme (new homes)	175
Social Housing Stimulus Programme	500