Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 January 2019
681. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new housing applicants that have come onto local authority housing lists on an annual basis in each of the past three years; and if he will direct the Housing Agency to include these data in the summary of housing needs assessment in 2019 and all future years. [2670/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority area are set out in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). Since 2016, the summary process has been carried out on an annual basis.
The most recent summary, which was carried out in 2018, details the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as at 11 June 2018 and can be found on my Department's website at the following link:
https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/summary_of_social_housing_assessments_2018_-_key_findings.pdf.
It is important to note that the SSHA is a point in time snapshot of the demand for social housing support in each local authority area. It does not explicitly provide data on the number of new applicants that joined the social housing list each year. However, Table 2.8 of the SSHA details the length of time each qualified household has spent on the waiting list. My Department is currently working with the Housing Agency on the proposed 2019 summary and is examining the data sets already collected and the potential new data sets that might be collected in the context of the annual summary, including that referred to by the Deputy.
