Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018
632. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of the 910 Rental Accommodation Scheme contracts signed in 2017 that were renewed contracts and new contracts, respectively, for existing Rental Accommodation Scheme tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2968/18]
View answerMy Department provides funding to all local authorities to deliver additional social housing supports through a range of delivery options. Indicative outputs for 2017 were published on Monday, 15 January 2018 and are available on my Department’s website at the following link:
http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/rebuilding-ireland/social-housing-delivery-2017-ministers-statement.
Quarterly information relating to the number of transfer from Rent Supplement to the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and related information is published on my Department's website at the following link:
http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision.
The estimated number of new transfers from Rent Supplement to RAS in 2017 is 910. Final delivery outputs are being validated and reconciled and will be published on my Department's website in the coming weeks. However, I can confirm that the indicative figure of 910 represents new transfers from Rent Supplement to RAS only and renewed contracts are not included in this figure.
