Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2014
509. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a county breakdown of social housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45960/14]
View answerThe latest summary of social housing assessments carried out as at 7 May 2013 provides data on the number of households on local authority waiting lists at that date across a range of categories broken down by authority, including the composition of qualified households and the length of time on waiting lists. The 2013 results are available on my Department’s website at: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,34857,en.pdf.
The 2013 figures are the most up-to-date figures available on waiting list numbers, which are subject to on-going fluctuation due to households being allocated housing and new households applying for housing support. However, the 2013 results cannot be directly compared to previous results given that this latest summary employed different methodologies and was the first to be carried out under the 2011 Social Housing Assessment Regulations.
The Social Housing Strategy 2020 which I launched last week contains a number of actions to reform the delivery and management of social housing. One such reform will be to carry out social housing assessments on an annual basis .
