Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 May 2016
112. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of claimants under the rent supplement scheme who have been transferred to the housing assistance payment scheme, by month, since January 2015. [9245/16]
View answerThe Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is being rolled out across the country on a phased basis and is currently operational in 19 local authority areas with more than 8,900 households currently in receipt of housing support under the scheme. HAP was operational in 18 local authorities in 2015 and supported an additional 5,680 eligible households, with 2,100 of those households (36%) transferring from Rent Supplement. A month by month breakdown of households transferring from the Rent Supplement scheme to the HAP scheme in 2015 is not available.
A detailed breakdown of the Quarter 1 2016 data is currently being prepared, including the number of households transferring from the Rent Supplement scheme in this period. This detailed breakdown will be published on my Department’s website, www.environ.ie, shortly.
