Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2021
272. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of housing assistance payment paid to investment corporations since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27695/21]
View answerMy Department does not hold data on the amount of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) paid to investment corporations.
At end Q4 2020 there were nearly 60,000 households in receipt of HAP and over 33,520 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by the scheme.
The overall cost to the Exchequer of supporting the HAP Scheme, for the period since the scheme's inception in 2014 to 2020, is outlined in the table below:
|
Year |
Additional Households supported at end of year |
No. of LAs operating HAP Scheme |
Outturn €M |
|
2014 |
485 |
7 |
0.39 |
|
2015 |
5,680 |
18 |
15.64 |
|
2016 |
12,075 |
28 |
57.69 |
|
2017 |
17,916 |
31 |
152.69 |
|
2018 |
17,926 |
31 |
276.6 |
|
2019 |
17,025 |
31 |
382.4 |
|
2020 |
15,885 |
31 |
464.6 |
