Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2022
383. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units leased by local authorities per month by month and unit size in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39449/22]
View answerThe Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the leasing of houses and apartments.
Local authorities lease dwellings taking account of local need, the suitability of dwellings, sustainable communities’ considerations and value for money. These properties are allocated to households on the social housing waiting list. As such, the type and size of dwelling leased, as well the entities from whom the houses are leased and the allocation of these dwellings, is a matter for the relevant local authority having regard to its most recent housing needs assessment.
Details of the unit sizes of each social housing leasing project are not held by my Department.
Leasing delivery statistics are supplied to the Department by the local authorities on a quarterly basis and are published quarterly. These statistics by local authority can be found under Social Housing Delivery under the heading "Overview" for Q1 2022 and under the heading "Leasing" for Leasing Output 2021 at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/
Leasing delivery figures include social homes secured under local authority long term leasing, enhanced leasing, approved housing body long term leasing, short term rent availability agreements, mortgage to rent (MTR) and the repair and leasing scheme (RLS). From 2022 onwards, data for these schemes under Housing for All are collected and published individually against separate targets.
Delivery data for Q2 2022 is being collated at present and will be published as soon as that process is finalised.
