I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 and 672 together.
Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority area are provided in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The most recently conducted SSHA, carried out in June 2018, details the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as at 11 June 2018 (the count date) and is available on my Department’s website at the link below. The SSHA report includes breakdowns by each local authority across a range of categories including the length of time spent on the record of qualified households (waiting lists):
Report 2018
Report 2018
The SSHA has been conducted on an annual basis since 2016 prior to which it was carried out tri-annually, the last of which was completed in 2013. Results from all available years sought commencing in 2008 are available on my Department’s website at the links below:
Report 2008
https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/migrated-files/en/Publications/StatisticsandRegularPublications/HousingStatistics/FileDownLoad%2C27868%2Cen.pdf
Report 2008
Report 2011
Report 2011
Report 2013
Report 2013
Report 2016
Report 2016
Report 2017
Report 2017
It is important to note that only the results of the 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018 summaries are directly comparable with each other. These summaries were carried out using a standardised methodology as specified by the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011. Previous summaries were not carried out under the current standardised assessment regime for social housing support which came into effect on 1 April 2011.
It should also be noted that the SSHA is a point in time exercise and does not necessarily reflect the dynamic nature of entry to and exit from the list.