Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 July 2024
410. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the most recent basic unit costs circulated to local authorities, which specifically relate to social housing build projects developed directly by local authorities or approved housing bodies (AHBs) on local authority or AHB-owned lands, using public works forms of contract, in tabular format. [29367/24]
View answer411. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the most recent basic unit costs circulated to local authorities, which specifically relate to the purchase of residential properties under the tenant in situ scheme, in tabular format. [29368/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 410 and 411 together.
The Acquisition Cost Guidelines (ACGs) and Basic Unit Costs (BUCs) are reviewed and updated as appropriate by my Department, usually on an annual basis, with the most recent update being issued to all local authorities in May 2024. I will arrange to share a copy of both the ACGs and BUCs with the Deputy.
The ACGs provide cost guidelines for the acquisition by housing authorities, of second-hand properties for the provision of social housing, including where there is a tenant-in-situ who is receiving social housing support has been issued with a Notice of Termination.
The BUCs relate to social housing build projects developed directly by local authorities or approved housing bodies on their own land, using Public Works forms of contract. While not a record of actual delivery costs, the BUCs are based on an analysis of returned data from tendered social housing schemes and act as a key benchmark for local authorities and approved housing bodies with the development and costing of scheme designs at capital appraisal stage.
