Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 May 2025
264. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of extant housing assistance payment tenancies at the end of each of the past ten years in Waterford, by local electoral area. [21922/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra265. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure on housing assistance payment tenancies in Waterford in each of the past ten years, by local electoral area. [21923/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 265 together.
My Department publishes comprehensive programme-level statistics on social housing delivery activity in all local authority areas on the statistics page of its website. Data in relation to Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) can be found on my Department’s website at this link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/#housing-assistance-payment.
This data includes the funding provided for the annual HAP landlord payment for Waterford County Council for the years 2019 to 2024. This funding represents the portion paid by my Department after receipt of the differential rent which is paid by the tenant to the local authority. It does not include administration costs related to the Scheme.
The following table sets out the number of active HAP tenancies to the end of 2024 for Waterford County Council Municipal areas, data is not held at local electoral area level. Data in relation to active tenancies, broken down by municipal area, for years 2014-2016 is not available.
Table 1: Details of the total number of active HAP tenancies in Waterford County Council, broken down by municipal area, at the end of each year 2017 to 2024:
*Inter-authority movements, whilst the tenant is registered with Waterford City and County Council, the tenancy is located outside of the county.
