Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who have transferred from rent supplement to the rental accommodation scheme in 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49274/14]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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554. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently on the rental accommodation scheme; if he will provide a breakdown based on local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49275/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 553 and 554 together.

I refer to the reply to Question No. 240 of 17 December 2014.

In 2013 a total of 4,701 households were transferred from Rent Supplement (RS) by local authorities, with 2,875 housed directly under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and a further 1,826 accommodated under other social housing options.

Data for October and November 2014 are currently being compiled; however up to the end of September 2014, 2,773 households were transferred from Rent Supplement. Of these transfers, 1,586 were housed directly under RAS with 1,187 accommodated under other social housing options.