Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2020
873. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons and families allocated a HAP tenancy between end of February to the end of May 2019 and 2020 respectively, by local authority in tabular form. [11753/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is available to all eligible households throughout the State. Under HAP, a tenant sources their own accommodation in the private rented market. The tenancy agreement is between the tenant and the landlord and is governed by the Residential Tenancies Acts.
At the end of Q4 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. An additional 17,025 new tenancies were set up in 2019.
Data in relation to households supported by the HAP Scheme is collated and published on a quarterly basis. A breakdown of the number of households supported in each local authority area to the end of Q4 2019 is available on my Department's website at the following link:
https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision
Data to end Q1 2020 will be published as soon as it is available.
