I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 and 303 together.
Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is provided in the annual Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). Details of households qualified for social housing support with a main need for social housing support being a disability are included in the report and broken down per local authority. The SSHA 2025 is available on my Department's website, along with all summaries since 2011, at www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-assessments/.
While my Department does not hold disaggregated figures across all housing delivery programmes, as these are generally focused on housing delivery numbers overall, my Department does hold data on housing allocations by local authorities for disabled people.
Social housing allocations for disabled people have increased steadily over the last three years from 2022 to 2024. The number of social housing allocations for disabled people in 2022 was 1,917 tenancies, in 2023 it was 2,297, rising to 2,924 in 2024 which represents some 19% of overall housing allocations in 2024. The number of social housing allocations to households with disability as a category need for 2025 is still being collated and will be available later this year. The table below show the number of social housing allocations, by disability type, between 2022-2024.
Local authorities play a key role in the planning and provision of social housing in their areas, and decide on the number and types of dwellings to provide, based on identified need including disabled people. Existing social housing targets run to the end of 2026. These targets were developed based on the social housing waiting list for each local authority and data obtained from the Housing Needs Demand Assessment, which profiles future demand for social housing. My Department is currently reviewing data sources and methodology to prepare appropriate individual local authority housing targets to meet local needs and demand out to 2030.
Under Delivering Homes, Building Communities, each local authority will prepare a Housing Delivery Action Plan (HDAP) setting out their planned delivery of social and affordable housing to 2030 in line with their targets. In preparing their HDAP, each local authority will reflect local need to ensure the right mix of homes to respond to need and priorities, including housing for disabled people for whom targets for the period 2027-2030 will be agreed with each local authority. It is expected that new HDAPs will be in place by Q4 2026.
All local authorities have Housing and Disability Steering Groups (HDSGs) whose role is to put in place strategic plans for housing for disabled people and to monitor activity under these plans. The HDSGs are representative of disabled people as well as the Health Services Executive, the local authority and Approved Housing Bodies and are a key driver of the provision of housing for disabled people at local level. These steering groups are central to the delivery of the strategy at a local level and provide an effective forum for appropriate housing and services planning.
My Department does not collate data on the estimated number of people with an intellectual disability who are expected to require housing in future years in each local authority area. Such information may be obtained from individual local authorities.
Social Housing Allocations by Disability Type 2022-2024
