Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2017
230. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of households that had their social housing needs met in County Wicklow in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6835/17]
View answer231. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of households that had their social housing needs met in County Tipperary in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6836/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together.
The provision of social housing support to qualified households is a matter for individual housing authorities in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and regulations made thereunder. The Act provides for a range of social housing supports which qualified households may avail of in order to meet their housing needs. In addition to traditional social housing, support also is also provided via the private rental sector through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and through the voluntary sector via approved housing bodies.
My Department does not hold information on the allocation of dwellings to households on the waiting list which are owned or leased by a local authority or provided via an approved housing body. However, data on the number of households whose housing need is being met through HAP and RAS is available on my Department’s website at the following link:
www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision.
