Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
920. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of 18-25-year-olds that are registered for social housing on local authority waiting lists, provided by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38524/23]
View answer921. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of 18-30-year-olds that are registered for social housing on local authority waiting lists, provided by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38525/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 920 and 921 together.
Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is provided in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The SSHA captures the total number of households qualified for social housing support across the country whose social housing need has not yet been met and helps better inform policy and planning for the delivery of the right types of social housing support. There were 57,842 households qualified for social housing whose need was unmet in 2022. The most recently published summary for all counties, conducted in November 2022, is available at:
www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-assessments/
Tables 2.1 and A1.1 of the report include details on age profile. There were 5,335 households whose main applicant was aged less than 25 years and there were 7,332 households whose main applicant was aged between 25 and 29 whose housing need was unmet in 2022.
