Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2023
401. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless people on the housing list in Waterford and nationally, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12340/23]
View answerDetails on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority area is provided in the annual Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The most recently published summary for all counties, conducted in November 2021, is available at:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/f6119-summary-of-social-housing-assessments-2021-key-findings/
Details in relation to those whose basis of need for social housing support is "Homeless/living in an institution, emergency accommodation or hostel" can be found at tables 2.5 and A1.5 of the report.
The SSHA is a point in time exercise. It is not directly comparable to the monthly reports published by my Department vis-à-vis the number of persons in emergency accommodation arrangements.
The 2022 SSHA will be published shortly.
