Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
590. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of family units who are recipients of the housing assistance payment, HAP, within each local authority area and county by location within that authority or county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25092/16]
View answerSome 13,000 households are currently being supported by the HAP scheme across the 19 local authority areas where the scheme is operational, including eligible homeless households under the Homeless HAP Pilot scheme managed by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) for all four local authorities in the Dublin region. A summary of the household classes supported by the HAP scheme at Quarter 2 of this year is set out below:
- Single / Single Sharing - 34%
- Couple / Couple Sharing - 4%
- Lone Parent with Children - 37%
- Couple with Children - 25%
A breakdown of the number of households currently supported by the HAP scheme by local authority on 5 September 2016 is set out below.
|
Local Authority Name |
Active |
|
Carlow County Council |
344 |
|
Clare County Council |
735 |
|
Cork City Council |
717 |
|
Cork County Council |
1467 |
|
Donegal County Council |
1116 |
|
Dublin City Council* |
458 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council* |
2 |
|
Fingal County Council* |
44 |
|
Galway City Council |
148 |
|
Galway County Council |
237 |
|
Kildare County Council |
527 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
655 |
|
Limerick City & County Council |
1329 |
|
Louth County Council |
980 |
|
Mayo County Council |
261 |
|
Meath County Council |
281 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
250 |
|
Offaly County Council |
236 |
|
Sligo County Council |
127 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
1159 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
733 |
|
Waterford City & County Council |
834 |
|
Total |
12,640 |
* Homeless HAP only available currently in these three L A s.
