Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 May 2021

Public Accounts Committee

Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change

9:30 am

Dr. Robert Sweeney:

No, that was the total number for that year who availed of HAP. If we look at the total number of households availing of HAP in 2019, that figure was 48,261. However, if we look at the total number of HAP payments which have been set up, that figure is about 63,000, but some of the people who go onto HAP then leave the scheme for a variety of reasons. They might find employment, for example, or they might go back to education. Therefore, the latest figures I have for the number of active tenancies in HAP is 48,261. The chart I displayed during my presentation displayed the number of new HAP tenancies created each year.

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