Eoin Ó Broin
Question:320. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure to date on homeless HAP. [54018/21]
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Questions (320, 321)
Eoin Ó Broin
Question:321. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless HAP tenancies in Dublin at the end of each quarter from Q1 2016 to Q1 2021, in tabular form. [54019/21]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 320 and 321 together.
The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support for people who have a long-term housing need. Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for HAP and those households must source their own accommodation in the private rental sector.
Under HAP, households at risk of homelessness may be eligible for additional supports. To qualify for specific additional supports available to homeless households, a household must have been determined by the relevant local authority to be homeless within the meaning of section 2 of the Housing Act 1988. The operation of local homeless services, including the Place Finder Service, is a matter for each local authority.
Expenditure on the initial set-up costs of homeless HAP tenancies to end Q2 2021 of €74.9m is detailed by year in the table below. This comprises of rent in advance, deposits and associated costs:
|
Year |
2021 (to end Q2) |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
|
Spend (€m) |
12.5 |
20.3 |
18.6 |
12.0 |
11.5 |
Once a homeless HAP tenancy is setup, the ongoing cost of the tenancy is provided for under the general HAP scheme monthly landlord payments. The costs of homeless HAP tenancies are not differentiated.
Total expenditure by my Department on the HAP scheme for the period 2017 – Q2 2021 is detailed in the table below.
|
Year |
Outturn €M |
|
2017 |
152.7 |
|
2018 |
276.6 |
|
2019 |
382.4 |
|
2020 |
464.7 |
|
2021 (to end Q2 2021) |
260.5 |
The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) operates Homeless HAP on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities. The total number of homeless HAP tenancies in Dublin, at the end of each quarter from Q1 2016 to Q1 2021, is detailed in the table below:
|
Year |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
|
2016 |
38 |
244 |
493 |
869 |
|
2017 |
1398 |
1760 |
2182 |
2643 |
|
2018 |
3160 |
3624 |
4367 |
4930 |
|
2019 |
5600 |
6255 |
6860 |
7513 |
|
2020 |
8037 |
8751 |
9547 |
10140 |
|
2021 |
10994 |
11,715 |
Question No. 321 answered with Question No. 320.