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Housing Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 March 2022

Thursday, 10 March 2022

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Eoin Ó Broin

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222. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approved housing body, capital advance leasing facility and capital assistance scheme units delivered in 2021 in each local authority; the average capital advance leasing facility and capital assistance scheme payment in each local authority per unit; the average all-in cost of the social housing units per county for each schemes; and if all figures will be provided with a breakdown between capital advance leasing construction and capital advance leasing facility turnkey in tabular form. [13681/22]

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Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are important delivery partners for local authorities in the delivery of social housing. My Department and local authorities administer a number of funding programmes to assist AHBs with the cost of building, acquiring and leasing new social housing units.

The housing and accommodation needs of a range of vulnerable individuals and families, whether permanent housing or temporary/emergency needs, are supported through funding provided under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS). This funding supports priority areas such as age-friendly housing, accommodation for individuals and families who are homeless, housing for people with a disability and in the last few years CAS funding is also being used to support other important and emerging areas of housing need delivered by AHBs including the development of new refuges for victims of Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, housing for care leavers (people exiting State care at the age of 18), de-congregation and returning emigrants.

The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) funding is capital support provided to AHBs by local authorities to facilitate the funding of construction, acquisition or refurbishment of new social housing units. This loan facility can support up to 30% of the eligible capital cost of the housing project, with the housing units provided to local authorities for social housing use under long-term lease arrangements known as Payment and Availability Agreements.

The details of delivery and average costs for CAS and CALF funded schemes in 2021 are available at the following link.

CAS & CALF Funded Schemes Table

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