Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 November 2019
262. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average monthly housing assistance payment for each quarter of 2019 to date; the average monthly HAP payment for each county; the number of recipients by county for each quarter of 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48345/19]
View answerHousing Assistance Payment (HAP) plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. At the end of Q2 2019, over 62,700 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were more than 48,000 households actively in receipt of HAP support and over 28,000 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by the scheme.
Details of the average monthly landlord payment by local authority area and the number of active tenancies at the end of Quarters 1 and 2 2019, are set out in the following table. Information in respect of Quarter 3 2019 is currently being compiled and will be available shortly.
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Local Authority |
Average landlord payment Q1 2019 |
No. of Active Tenancies Q1 2019 |
Average landlord payment Q2 2019 |
No. of Active Tenancies Q2 2019 |
|
€ |
€ |
|||
|
Carlow County Council |
554 |
707 |
555 |
743 |
|
Cavan County Council |
455 |
301 |
456 |
322 |
|
Clare County Council |
465 |
1,332 |
467 |
1,344 |
|
Cork City Council |
774 |
2,167 |
791 |
2,546 |
|
Cork County Council |
737 |
3,427 |
732 |
3,228 |
|
Donegal County Council |
394 |
1,727 |
395 |
1,734 |
|
Dublin City Council |
1,292 |
2,594 |
1,292 |
2,904 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
1,359 |
437 |
1,357 |
468 |
|
Fingal County Council |
1,340 |
1,436 |
1,348 |
1,581 |
|
Galway City Council |
807 |
1,465 |
813 |
1,544 |
|
Galway County Council |
711 |
1,052 |
717 |
1,093 |
|
Kerry County Council |
516 |
1,002 |
517 |
1,076 |
|
Kildare County Council |
921 |
2,042 |
923 |
2,109 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
578 |
866 |
583 |
883 |
|
Laois County Council |
581 |
715 |
589 |
788 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
414 |
223 |
416 |
237 |
|
Limerick City and County Council |
584 |
2,219 |
589 |
2264 |
|
Longford County Council |
408 |
297 |
412 |
306 |
|
Louth County Council |
846 |
2,786 |
860 |
2,890 |
|
Mayo County Council |
506 |
1,158 |
510 |
1,201 |
|
Meath County Council |
937 |
1,804 |
944 |
1,915 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
490 |
555 |
498 |
579 |
|
Offaly County Council |
515 |
862 |
520 |
855 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
457 |
370 |
461 |
391 |
|
Sligo County Council |
506 |
677 |
509 |
712 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
1,230 |
2657 |
1,245 |
2,701 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
492 |
1,772 |
495 |
1,792 |
|
Waterford City and County Council |
513 |
1,826 |
517 |
1,863 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
559 |
716 |
560 |
780 |
|
Wexford County Council |
527 |
1,131 |
529 |
1,222 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
1,005 |
1,036 |
1,001 |
1,197 |
|
Average Monthly Payment |
817 |
829 |
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|
DRHE* |
4,556 |
4,993 |
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|
Total Active Tenancies |
45,915 |
48,261 |
* The average monthly landlord payment for tenancies set up by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) are recorded against the individual local authority.
My Department continues to keep the operation of the HAP scheme under review. In general, I am satisfied with the operation of the HAP and I consider it to be a key vehicle for meeting housing need and fulfilling the ambitious programme outlined under Rebuilding Ireland.
