Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 July 2022
235. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will set out his social and affordable housing targets for each year from 2022 to 2026, in tabular form; the breakdown for each year by social housing new build, social housing acquisition, cost rental equity loan, Affordable Housing Fund purchase, Land Development Agency cost rental and Land Development Agency affordable purchase. [38322/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Housing for All strategy is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 47,600 new build social homes and 28,500 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2026.
Targets for social housing new build homes and acquisitions are set out in the table below.
|
- |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|
Social Housing New Build |
9,000 |
9,100 |
9,300 |
10,000 |
10,200 |
47,600 |
|
Social Housing Acquisitions |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
1,000 |
National affordable housing delivery targets were published in Housing for All for 2022 – 2030. Overall targets to 2030 include 54,000 affordable housing units; 36,000 of which will be affordable purchase homes, with the remaining 18,000 to be cost rental units.
From 2022 to 2026, over 28,000 affordable homes are targeted for delivery across all local authority areas. Housing for All confirms that, broadly speaking, affordable homes will be delivered on a 2:1 affordable purchase to cost rental basis. In terms of delivery numbers, flexibility is being maintain across programmes to enable the range of affordable schemes and providers react to market changes and opportunities as well as changing affordability patterns.
Within the above figures, significant levels of delivery will be via the Land Development Agency (LDA) and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Additional delivery is also projected through Part V and by local authorities delivering on their own lands or via advance purchase. The First Home Scheme is also projected to deliver approximately 8,000 affordable interventions in the period to 2026.
Specific delivery targets, for local authority arranged delivery only, have been allocated to 18 local authorities to bring forward delivery in addition to LDA, AHB or Part V delivery in their area. These local authorities are those where the need for affordable housing is a significant proportion of overall housing need.
