Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 February 2024
263. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applicants on local authority housing waiting lists currently awaiting rehousing; the number refused as allegedly having an income in excess of the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7387/24]
View answerDetails 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 most recently published summary for all local authority areas was conducted in November 2022 and is available on my Department’s website at www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-assessments/
The SSHA 2023 is currently underway and I expect to publish the summary report before the end of Q1 2024.
The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended, prescribe maximum net income limits for eligibility for social housing supports in each local authority, in different bands according to the area, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. My Department does not collect data on the number of applicants who exceed the social housing income limits following assessment by the relevant local authority.
