Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2704. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of households that have presented as homeless having previously lived in a housing assistance payment, HAP, tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33835/18]
View answer2705. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of households that have exited emergency accommodation into a housing assistance payment, HAP, tenancy and subsequently re-presented as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33836/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 2704 and 2705 together.
My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and associated services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities.
Monthly homelessness data reports are produced by housing authorities using the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS), the single integrated national data information system on State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements overseen by housing authorities. My Department collates this information into monthly national homeless reports, which are available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data.
The information collated does not include information on the number of households presenting as homeless who were previously in a HAP tenancy.
