Paul Murphy
Question:258. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information (details supplied) will be provided. [25351/21]
View answerThursday, 13 May 2021
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Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area are provided in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The SSHA has been conducted on an annual basis since 2016, prior to which it was carried out once every three years, with the last Summary under this approach having taken place in 2013.
Below are links to the summary report for 2013-2020 which include breakdowns by each local authority, across a range of categories, including medical needs.
The oversight and management of housing waiting lists, including the allocation of, and transfer of tenancies, is a matter for the relevant local authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, and associated regulations. As such, my Department does not collate information in relation to allocations by individual local authorities to households with a medical priority. Neither, does my Department collate information into the level of individual local authority funding that is used for the accommodation of households with a medical priority. However, details on the length of time spent on the record of qualified households (waiting lists) can be found at tables 2.8 and A1.8 of the report. It should be noted that the SSHA is a point in time snapshot of the demand for social housing support in each local authority area and does not necessarily reflect the dynamic nature of entry to and exit from the housing waiting lists.
Report 2020www.gov.ie/en/publication/970ea-summary-of-social-housing-assessments-2020-key-findings/#:~:text=The%20Summary%20of%20Social%20Housing,is%20not%20currently%20being%20met.
It is important to note that only the results of the 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 summaries are directly comparable with each other. These summaries were carried out using a standardised methodology as specified by the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011. Previous summaries were not carried out under the current standardised assessment regime for social housing support which came into effect on 1 April 2011.
As there were no assessments carried out in 2012, 2014 or 2015 my Department does not have data for those years.
Below also is a link to the Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) for 2011.
Report 2019 https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/29da7-summary-of-social-housing-assessments-2019-key-findings/
Report 2018 https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/6fab90-summary-of-social-housing-assessments-2018-key-findings/
Report 2017 https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/6205a6-summary-of-social-housing-assessments-2017/
Report 2016 https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/cce84-summary-of-social-housing-assessments-2016/
Report 2013 https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/3a099-summary-of-social-housing-assessments-2013-key-findings/
HNA 2011 https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/d2410-housing-needs-assessment-2011/