Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 September 2021
335. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of HAP and RAS leasing tenancies across all local authorities including long term leases by AHBs; the projected number of these for each of the years in the lifetime of the Housing for All plan; the annual cost for each year and in total for the lifetime of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43928/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table below shows the number of active tenancies at the end of Q1 2021, by scheme, by local authority:
|
Local Authority |
HAP |
RAS |
AHB long term leases under SHCEP |
Total |
|
Carlow County Council |
734 |
457 |
0 |
1,191 |
|
Cavan County Council |
448 |
522 |
22 |
992 |
|
Clare County Council |
1,422 |
384 |
39 |
1,845 |
|
Cork City Council |
3,187 |
879 |
29 |
4,095 |
|
Cork County Council |
3,740 |
719 |
1 |
4,460 |
|
Donegal County Council |
1,855 |
504 |
120 |
2,479 |
|
Dublin City Council |
5,120 |
1,684 |
183 |
6,987 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
797 |
521 |
5 |
1,323 |
|
Fingal County Council |
2,188 |
513 |
2 |
2,703 |
|
Galway City Council |
1,989 |
398 |
0 |
2,387 |
|
Galway County Council |
1,477 |
352 |
16 |
1,845 |
|
Kerry County Council |
1,681 |
852 |
69 |
2,602 |
|
Kildare County Council |
2,375 |
427 |
118 |
2,920 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
852 |
946 |
0 |
1,798 |
|
Laois County Council |
986 |
206 |
85 |
1,277 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
305 |
103 |
0 |
408 |
|
Limerick City & County Council |
2,488 |
1,263 |
64 |
3,815 |
|
Longford County Council |
379 |
201 |
10 |
590 |
|
Louth County Council |
3,301 |
144 |
11 |
3,456 |
|
Mayo County Council |
1,374 |
800 |
0 |
2,174 |
|
Meath County Council |
2,287 |
376 |
77 |
2,740 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
615 |
161 |
0 |
776 |
|
Offaly County Council |
867 |
135 |
3 |
1,005 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
468 |
383 |
0 |
851 |
|
Sligo County Council |
843 |
503 |
16 |
1,362 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
2,977 |
1,015 |
16 |
4,008 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
1,878 |
1,053 |
11 |
2,942 |
|
Waterford City & County Council |
2,172 |
674 |
11 |
2,857 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
1,022 |
531 |
16 |
1,569 |
|
Wexford County Council |
1,633 |
526 |
20 |
2,179 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
1,686 |
275 |
8 |
1,970 |
|
Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE)* |
8,166 |
- |
- |
81,66 |
|
TOTAL |
61,312 |
17,507 |
952 |
79,771 |
*DRHE is operating Homeless HAP on behalf of the four Dublin Local Authorities
Specific targets for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) or Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) are not included in Housing for All. However, given the numbers of households in need of housing supports, it will be necessary to continue to provide social housing through these schemes to ensure households can secure social housing immediately.
The projected number for new tenancies being set-up for HAP in 2022 is between 10,000 and 15,000. The projected number for new tenancies being set-up for RAS in 2022 is 800. Projections for future years will be agreed on an annual basis as part of the normal Estimates process. However, as the numbers of new build social homes increases under Housing for All, there will be a reduced reliance on HAP and RAS.
Under Housing for All, Long Term Leasing will be phased out by 2025. This phasing out process will begin now, with my officials engaging with every local authority to ensure that the correct processes are put in place to ensure a managed end to leasing. I will shortly be issuing leasing targets across a number of local authorities, but not all local authorities will have leasing targets going forward.
