I propose to take Questions Nos. 874, 875 and 904 together.
The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is a targeted scheme catering for the accommodation needs of persons in receipt of Rent Supplement, generally for more than 18 months, from the Department of Social Protection and who are assessed by housing authorities as having a long-term housing need.
Since the scheme commenced in late 2005 and up to the end of October 2014 some 947 households have been transferred by the local authority from Rent Supplement to RAS and other social housing supports in County Meath. The information requested is outlined in the tables.
Year
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014 (as at end Oct)
|
Total number of transfers
|
Nil
|
39
|
43
|
108
|
135
|
164
|
168
|
124
|
101
|
65
|
Year
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014 (as at end Oct)
|
No transferred to other Social Housing Supports
|
74
|
38
|
51
|
31
|
25
|
No. transferred to Rental Accommodation Scheme
|
90
|
130
|
73
|
70
|
40
|