Written answers

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Photo of Brian WalshBrian Walsh (Galway West, Independent)
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860. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the target of providing 5,000 new social housing units by the end of 2015 is currently on track; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11100/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The Social Housing Strategy 2020 builds on the provisions contained in Budget 2015 and sets out clear, measurable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing, reform delivery arrangements and meet the housing needs of all households on the housing list.

Under the relevant actions in the Strategy national targets for delivery of social housing on a local authority by local authority basis for 2015 are to be agreed, and work on targets for subsequent years initiated, by quarter 1 2015. This process is well underway and all local authorities have submitted delivery proposals, across all delivery mechanisms, for the years 2015 to 2017. These have been examined in my Department and the final targets are being prepared.

With regard to overall national delivery targets for 2015, I expect that some 7, 400 new social housing units will be provided, broken down as follows:

-1,400 units to be built or acquired by local authorities and approved housing bodies;

-3,000 units under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative;

-1,000 vacant local authority units will be returned to use; and

-2,000 new Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) units.

In addition, a further 8,400 households will be assisted through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). Total housing provision for 2015 will result in an investment of almost €800 million across a range of housing programmes.

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