Eoin Ó Broin
Question:78. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average all-in cost of Part V social housing units approved in 2019 and 2020 by local authority in tabular form. [16160/21]
View answerThursday, 25 March 2021
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The Programme for Government commits to increasing the social housing stock by more than 50,000, with an emphasis on new build home. In 2021, the total funding being made available for the delivery of housing programmes is €3.3bn. This includes funding to deliver 12,750 social homes through build, acquisition and leasing. A major focus of this investment is the delivery of new build, with an overall target of 9,500 new homes.
Following the introduction of changes to Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, effected through the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the relevant sections of which were commenced with effect from 1 September 2015), the range of options available through which Part V obligations might be satisfied was reduced. In particular, the payment of cash in lieu of homes or the transfer of sites or parts of sites was removed, and instead the remaining options are focused on the delivery of completed homes.
The current options for Part V delivery are:
- the transfer of ownership of land, subject to the planning permission application, to a local authority for the provision of social housing (the default option);
- the building and transfer of ownership to the local authority, or persons nominated, of completed social housing homes on the site subject to the planning permission;
- the transfer of ownership to the local authority, or persons nominated, of completed social housing homes on other land;
- the long term leasing of social housing homes; and
- a combination of the options above.
The table below, sets out an indicative average cost of Part V delivered units for each local authority for 2019 and 2020. This information is based on recoupment claims submitted by local authorities to my Department. It should be noted that average costs vary depending on design and type of units (e.g. bedroom numbers, apartment/house). Average costs are also determined by the number of units delivered in individual local authorities.