Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2015
1054. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of landlords who have signed up to the housing assistance payment programme in each of the four Dublin local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37608/15]
View answerThe implementation of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a key Government priority and a major pillar of the Social Housing Strategy 2020. There are now over 4,500 households in receipt of HAP and 3,200 separate landlords receiving rental payments related to the HAP scheme. The scheme has been rolled out to all categories of households in 15 local authority areas, and will shortly be rolled out to 3 further areas. Among the four Dublin local authorities, the scheme is only available to all categories of households in the South Dublin County Council area. The Dublin Region Homelessness Executive (DRHE) is also managing a HAP Homeless Pilot for homeless households for the four Dublin local authorities. In this context, the table below provide a breakdown of HAP Households and landlord numbers by Dublin local authority area.
HAP - 2 November 2015
|
Local Authority |
HAP Households |
HAP Landlords |
|
Dublin City |
34 |
34 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
1 |
1 |
|
Fingal |
5 |
5 |
|
South Dublin |
444 |
427 |
