Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 April 2014

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Questions (476)

Dessie Ellis

Question:

476. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social leasing agreements between private owners and local authorities that have been activated since February 2011; the number that are still active; the number of persons housed in units under social leasing; the monthly cost to local authorities of these leases; and any other expenses related to these leases for which the local authority is liable. [19141/14]

Written answers

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

Up to the end of March 2014, 1,977 housing units sourced by local authorities and leased from private owners have been tenanted or are in the process of being tenanted under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative (SHLI). My Department is currently recouping funding to local authorities in respect of 1,929 of these housing units which are currently active. My Department does not hold information on the numbers of persons housed in these units. However, I have provided a breakdown by number of bedrooms in the following table which may be of assistance in this regard.

Beds	Units
1-Bed	164
2-Bed	487
3-Bed+	1,278
Overall	1,929

The average monthly cost of these units is €535 per unit, which my Department recoups to local authorities.