Brian Stanley
Question:336. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total annual spend in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 on homeless accommodation. [4432/22]
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Questions (336, 337)
Brian Stanley
Question:337. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total annual spend in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 on homeless accommodation in Dublin. [4433/22]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 337 together.
My Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities.
My Department does not fund any homeless services directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards these costs. Under the funding arrangements, housing authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of services from their own resources. Housing authorities may also incur additional expenditure on homeless related services outside of these funding arrangements with my Department. Therefore, the exact spending by housing authorities on homeless services, as well as the types of services, are a matter for individual housing authorities in consultation with the Management Group of the relevant regional joint Homeless Consultative Forum, as provided for under Chapter 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009.
Exchequer funding for homeless services is provided through my Department to housing authorities on a regional basis. The funding provided for 2018 to 2020 is set out below:
|
Region |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Dublin |
€106,267,187 |
€120,699,124 |
€217,535,359 |
|
Mid-East |
€3,738,000 |
€5,525,000 |
€8,500,368 |
|
Midlands |
€2,177,128 |
€2,814,500 |
€2,531,226 |
|
Mid-West |
€5,044,000 |
€7,559,100 |
€9,188,376 |
|
North-East |
€3,007,520 |
€3,685,000 |
€2,935,081 |
|
North-West |
€541,522 |
€672,700 |
€812,285 |
|
South-East |
€3,815,000 |
€4,550,200 |
€3,890,374 |
|
South-West |
€9,687,741 |
€12,048,100 |
€16,247,187 |
|
West |
€4,721,895 |
€7,446,200 |
€9,259,668 |
|
Total |
€138,999,993 |
€164,999,925 |
€270,899,923 |
In 2020 additional Covid-19 costs were met as well as expenditure carried from 2019 when homelessness peaked at 10,514 persons.
Certified financial reports, which provide a breakdown of expenditure for each region, are published annually on my Department's website at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/collection/80ea8-homelessness-data/#local-authority-regional-financial-reports.
Question No. 337 answered with Question No. 336.