Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 February 2017
172. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the most recent figures for persons on the housing waiting list for all county and city councils, in tabular form; and the figures for homelessness in the State. [6371/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe results of the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments carried out in 2016 provide updated figures on the number of households qualified for social housing support across each housing authority. The 2016 summary recorded 91,600 such households as at 21 September, 2016. The full results of the 2016 Summary are available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/summary_of_social_housing_assessments_2016.pdf.
Official homeless reports are published on my Department's website on a monthly basis and can be accessed using the following link:
www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-data.
These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation and Support System (PASS). These reports capture details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities.
