Written answers

Thursday, 9 October 2014

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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255. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average waiting time for social housing per local authority; if he will provide a table showing actual numbers on housing waiting lists in each local authority in each year from 2000 to date in 2014, including family size in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38795/14]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The latest summary of social housing assessments carried out as at 7 May 2013 provides data on the number of households on local authority waiting lists at that date across a range of categories broken down by authority, including the composition of qualified households and the length of time on waiting lists. The 2013 results are available on my Department’s website at:

The 2013 figures are the most up-to-date figures available on waiting list numbers, which are subject to ongoing fluctuation due to households being allocated housing and new households applying for housing support.  However, the 2013 results cannot be directly compared to previous results given that this latest summary employed different methodologies and was the first to be carried out under the 2011 Social Housing Assessment Regulations.

The results of the previous assessments carried out in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2011 are available on my Department’s website at the links below and contain the information sought other than information on waiting list times in 1999 which was not reported at the time. The 2011 Housing Needs Assessment report provides, at Table A1, the number of households on waiting lists by housing authority for each of the seven assessments carried out between 1993 and 2011.

1999 Assessment:

2002 Assessment:

2005 Assessment:

2008 Assessment:

2011 Assessment:.

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