Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 May 2020
1224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the expenditure in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 in relation to HAP, emergency accommodation and payments to NGOs which operate homeless services and family hubs. [4037/20]
View answerThe expenditure details in respect of the specific programmes requested for 2018, 2019 and to end April 2020 are set out in the following table.
|
Programme |
2018 Expenditure |
2019 Expenditure |
2020 Expenditure (end April) |
|
HAP |
€276.6m |
€382.4 |
€140.43m |
|
Homeless Accommodation & Related Services |
€139m |
€165m |
€124.98m |
|
Homeless (capital) |
€48.5m |
€9.3m |
€0.21m |
The expenditure in relation to HAP in each year allows for the continued support of existing HAP households at the beginning of the year and additional households availing of the scheme during the year concerned. HAP expenditure also supports the Homeless HAP Place Finder Support Service across the country, which is a targeted support for homeless households who are finding it difficult to secure HAP tenancies.
The expenditure in respect of homeless accommodation and related services relates to the total exchequer funding recouped to housing authorities towards costs incurred in the provision of homeless services. Capital expenditure relates to the cost of the delivery of homeless facilities, including family hubs.
