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Social and Affordable Housing

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 December 2020

Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Ceisteanna (132)

Richard O'Donoghue

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132. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants for social housing in County Limerick to date in 2020, by district in tabular form; the number of social housing units completed to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44009/20]

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Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority area is provided in the annual Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA).

The most recent summary, conducted in June 2019, shows that 68,693 households were assessed as qualified for and being in need of social housing support. The total number of households qualified for social housing support in Limerick was 2,363. A further breakdown by district is not available. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the 2020 assessment has been delayed and will be published in due course.

My Department publishes comprehensive statistics on a quarterly basis on all social housing delivery activity. This is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision

In addition to the statistical overview of activity in each local authority, a detailed Social Housing Construction Status Report is published each quarter which provides scheme level detail on new build activity under Rebuilding Ireland. The most recent publication covers the period up to the end of Q2 2020 and is available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link: https://rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-obrien-publishes-social-housing-construction-status-report-for-q2-2020/.

Data on social housing completions is available for the first two quarters of 2020, and shows the delivery of 49 homes in Limerick through build, acquisition and leasing programmes. Data for Quarter 3 will be published before the end of 2020.

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