Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2759. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of housing applicants on local authority lists here after the assessment of needs earlier in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35060/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each housing authority area are provided in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). Provisional results from the 2018 assessment, which relates to the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as at 11 June 2018, indicate that 71,858 households were qualified for and in need of social housing support, a significant reduction of over 16% on the 2017 results. Detailed results of the 2018 assessment will be published in September.
