Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 March 2022
149. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the first local authority affordable purchase homes will be delivered; and the targets for 2022-2025. [12088/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Housing for All Strategy delivers on the Programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply and put affordability at the heart of the housing system, with an ambitious target of 300,000 homes over the next decade for social, affordable and cost rental, private rental and private ownership housing.
Measures to deliver this housing are supported by over €4 billion in funding annually, representing the highest ever level of Government investment in building social and affordable housing. 54,000 affordable home interventions will be delivered between now and 2030 to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies, the Land Development Agency and through a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks.
Delivery of affordable housing, in accordance with the schemes set out in the Affordable Housing Act, 2021 and the funding being made available, will be underpinned by local authorities' Housing Delivery Action Plans. Local authorities submitted their Plans to me in December 2021. This allowed each local authority to assess the level of demand with affordability constraint in their area based on the Housing Need and Demand Assessment and plan provision accordingly.
The first local authority affordable purchase homes to be completed will be at Boherboy Road in Cork City later this month where 22 two and three-bed dwellings are expected to be delivered at discounts of up to 20% on market value.
The ‘Housing for All’ national targets for the delivery of Affordable Housing for the years 2022 to 2025 are:
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
4 years - total |
|
4,130 |
5,550 |
6,450 |
6,470 |
22,600 |
