Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2020
335. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the spend in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and the projected spend for 2019 and 2020 on leasing, HAP and RAS agreements between local authorities and landlords by authority and type of agreement; and the number of the arrangements that are direct transfers from rent allowance arrangements. [24802/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the long term leasing of houses and apartments from private owners, developers and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs).
Details on SHCEP expenditure for the years 2015-2019, broken down by local authority, and the number of SHCEP agreements supported by my Department during that period are published at the following link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision. €190.886m has been allocated to SHCEP in 2020.
Total expenditure by my Department on the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) for the period 2015 – 2019, 2020 HAP budget and the numbers of transfers from Rent Supplement to HAP are in the table below:
|
Year |
Outturn €M |
Number of Rent Supplement Transfers (gross) |
|
2015 |
15.64 |
2,100 |
|
2016 |
57.69 |
3,661 |
|
2017 |
152.69 |
4,131 |
|
2018 |
276.6 |
3,329 |
|
2019 |
382.4 |
2,799 |
|
2020 |
497.7* |
782 - Q2 2020 |
*Exchequer Allocation for 2020.
Data for the years 2015 to 2019 in relation to the number and cost of tenancies funded under the RAS scheme, broken down by local authority, is available on my Department's website at the following link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision. Information on Rent Supplement Transfers to RAS from 2016 to 2019 is also available at that link. €133m has been allocated to RAS in 2020.
