Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 June 2020
1205. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons on the housing waiting list by local authority area; the number of persons in receipt of HAP in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8959/20]
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). The most recently conducted SSHA details the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as at 24 June 2019 (the count date).
The full report, including breakdowns by each local authority across a range of categories, is available on my Department’s website at the following link:
https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/sha_summary_2019_dec_2019_web_1.pdf.
It should be noted that the SSHA is a point in time exercise and does not reflect the dynamic nature of entries to and exists from the lists.
In summary the 2019 SSHA shows that 68,693 households were assessed as qualified and being in need of social housing support. This represents a decrease of 3,165 households or 4.4% on the last assessment in June 2018. Indeed, since the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan was launched in 2016, the numbers have decreased from 91,600 to 68,693, a reduction of 25%.
In relation to the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), the scheme plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. At the end of Quarter 4 2019, over 71,000 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were more than 52,500 households actively in receipt of HAP support and over 30,000 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by the scheme. The following table sets out the active HAP tenancies in each Local Authority and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, at 31 December 2019.
|
Local Authority |
Active tenancies as at 31/12/2019 |
|
Carlow County Council |
730 |
|
Cavan County Council |
342 |
|
Clare County Council |
1,369 |
|
Cork City Council |
2,749 |
|
Cork County Council |
3,431 |
|
Donegal County Council |
1,805 |
|
Dublin City Council |
3,602 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
562 |
|
Fingal County Council |
1,898 |
|
Galway City Council |
1,723 |
|
Galway County Council |
1,229 |
|
Kerry County Council |
1,236 |
|
Kildare County Council |
2,195 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
867 |
|
Laois County Council |
888 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
254 |
|
Limerick City and County Council |
2,308 |
|
Longford County Council |
330 |
|
Louth County Council |
3,046 |
|
Mayo County Council |
1,280 |
|
Meath County Council |
2,089 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
586 |
|
Offaly County Council |
883 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
421 |
|
Sligo County Council |
758 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
2,726 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
1,778 |
|
Waterford City and County Council |
1,952 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
901 |
|
Wexford County Council |
1,377 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
1,448 |
|
Dublin Region Homeless Executive* |
5,766 |
|
Total active HAP tenancies |
52,529 |
