Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 July 2020
129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses made available to tenants through each approved housing body in each of the past four years to date; the extent to which he expects an increase in this activity annually in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17919/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe allocation of homes to households on waiting lists by either Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) or local authorities is a matter for individual local authorities in line with their scheme of housing allocations.
My Department supports local authorities to engage with AHBs in the delivery of housing through a wide range of schemes. In total, some 10,800 Department funded AHB homes have been delivered for local authority tenants through a combination of Build, Acquisition and Leasing schemes between 2016 and 2019, as outlined in the table below:
|
Year |
Total AHB Delivery |
|
2016 |
1,169 |
|
2017 |
2,330 |
|
2018 |
3,219 |
|
2019 |
4,113 |
|
10,831 |
Outside of Department funded structures, AHBs may also operate their own housing activity portfolios.
Significant progress has been made by the AHB sector over the last number of years. There are a range of funding and delivery mechanisms available to local authorities to deliver social housing supports in partnership with AHBs through capital funding and social housing current expenditure funding. The funding under these programmes is provided directly to local authorities who, in turn, advance the funding to AHBs, as appropriate.
