Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
302. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to consider reinstating the 90:10 ratio for funding for local government homeless services as in many local authorities the funding ratio has slipped to 70:30. [20533/16]
View answerIn accordance with section 10 of the Housing Act 1988, my Department does not fund homeless services directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards the costs of homeless accommodation and services. The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1993 provide that the recoupment to housing authorities by my Department under section 10 arrangements shall not exceed 90% of such payments made. Therefore, this is a recoupment upward limit and, furthermore, housing authorities may also incur additional expenditure on homeless services outside of the ‘section 10 ’ funding arrangements.
