Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 September 2015
571. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form for each of the past 24 months, the number of households on local authority housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32960/15]
View answerThe results of the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments, published by the Housing Agency in 2013, and accessible at the link below, provide details of the number of households qualified for social housing support on a local authority by local authority basis. http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,34857,en.pdf
The 2013 results are the most up-to-date figures on housing lists, which are subject to ongoing fluctuation as new households are approved to join the lists while other households come off the lists when they are accommodated. In order to have the most up to date position on housing needs, the Social Housing Strategy 2020, published in November 2014, includes a commitment to undertake the Summary of Assessments on an annual basis from 2016 onwards.
