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Housing Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2022

Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Questions (375, 376, 377)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

375. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of active HAP tenancies in place at the end of each year from 2016 to 2021. [18180/22]

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Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

376. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of active RAS tenancies in place at the end of each year from 2016 to 2021. [18181/22]

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Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

377. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of active long-term leases of privately owned properties for social housing including those leased by local authorities, associated housing bodies and enhanced leases at the end of each year from 2016 to 2021. [18182/22]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 375 to 377, inclusive, together.

The number of active tenancies relating to the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and the Long Term Leasing schemes, for the years 2016-2021, as at year end, is set out in the following table:

Scheme

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Leasing*

1,886

2,174

2,331

2,607

3,269

4,312

HAP

16,493

31,228

43,443

52,529

59,821

61,907

RAS

20,306

19,756

18,916

18,154

17,682

17,183

*Leasing data in the table above comprises Local Authority Long-term Leasing, Approved Housing Body Leasing and Enhanced Leasing.

Under the Government's Housing for All Plan, long term leasing will be phased out by 2025 and my Department is continuing to engage with local authorities in this regard. Under the Plan, the Government also plans to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 homes per year over the next decade, including an average of 10,000 new build social homes. As new build supply of social housing ramps up, there will be reducing reliance on the HAP and RAS schemes.

Question No. 376 answered with Question No. 375.
Question No. 377 answered with Question No. 375.
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