Barry Cowen
Question:1281. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of HAP persons to date in each county and year. [33709/17]
View answerThursday, 13 July 2017
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The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. There are currently just over 24,000 households having their housing needs met via HAP and some 18,000 separate landlords and agents currently in receipt of monthly HAP payments.
A breakdown of the number of households supported by HAP in each local authority area at the end of Quarter 1 2017 is available on my Department's website http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision.
Quarter 2 data will be published on the website shortly.
Question No. 1282 answered with Question No. 1275.