Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2022
390. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of recipients of HAP and RAS support in County Mayo each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18274/22]
View answerThe table below shows the number of recipients of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) at year end in Co. Mayo from 2016 to 2021:
|
Scheme |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
HAP |
402 |
817 |
1,120 |
1,280 |
1,356 |
1,336 |
|
RAS |
893 |
866 |
817 |
821 |
799 |
786 |
The HAP and RAS schemes continue to be effective and secure forms of social housing support and remain a part of the suite of social housing options currently available across the country.
The ‘Housing for All’ strategy is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 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.
