Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:105. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amounts paid in rent supplement, by local authority area, in each year since 2013. [1085/16]
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Questions (105, 144, 172, 183)
Catherine Murphy
Question:144. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount she has spent in payments and the number of recipients under the rent supplement scheme in each year since the Scheme was established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1457/16]
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Bernard Durkan
Question:172. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent support in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1537/16]
View answerBernard Durkan
Question:183. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1578/16]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 144, 172 and 183 together.
Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting over 61,000 people for which the Government has provided approximately €267 million for 2016. A breakdown of rent supplement recipients by county, including Kildare, is provided in the following tabular statement.
End of year statistics on rent supplement recipients and expenditure since 1999 are also provided. Information regarding rent supplement expenditure for earlier years is not available and information on expenditure is not maintained by Local Authority.
Rent Supplement: Recipient Numbers & Expenditure 1999 to December 2015
|
Year |
Cost €000 |
Recipients at year end |
|
1999 |
128,240 |
41,873 |
|
2000 |
150,590 |
42,683 |
|
2001 |
179,438 |
45,028 |
|
2002 |
252,203 |
54,213 |
|
2003 |
331,471 |
59,976 |
|
2004 |
353,762 |
57,874 |
|
2005 |
368,705 |
60,176 |
|
2006 |
388,339 |
59,861 |
|
2007 |
391,466 |
59,726 |
|
2008 |
440,548 |
74,038 |
|
2009 |
510,751 |
93,030 |
|
2010 |
516,538 |
97,260 |
|
2011 |
502,747 |
96,803 |
|
2012 |
422,536 |
87,684 |
|
2013 |
372,909 |
79,788 |
|
2014 |
338,203 |
71,533 |
|
2015 |
298,415 |
61,247 |
Rent Supplement Recipients by County, End December 2015
|
COUNTY |
Recipients |
|
CARLOW |
962 |
|
CAVAN |
403 |
|
CLARE |
1,024 |
|
CORK |
6,822 |
|
DONEGAL |
1,202 |
|
DUBLIN |
23,758 |
|
GALWAY |
3,326 |
|
KERRY |
1,633 |
|
KILDARE |
3,396 |
|
KILKENNY |
554 |
|
LAOIS |
978 |
|
LEITRIM |
331 |
|
LIMERICK |
1,441 |
|
LONGFORD |
384 |
|
LOUTH |
1,462 |
|
MAYO |
1,528 |
|
MEATH |
1,528 |
|
MONAGHAN |
269 |
|
OFFALY |
812 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
611 |
|
SLIGO |
478 |
|
TIPPERARY |
1,674 |
|
WATERFORD |
958 |
|
WESTMEATH |
1,426 |
|
WEXFORD |
2,296 |
|
WICKLOW |
1,991 |
|
Total |
61,247 |
Question No. 106 answered with Question No. 37.