Written answers
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Housing Assistance Payments Data
Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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531. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in receipt of the housing assistance payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4246/16]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The information requested on households supported by the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme on 31 January 2016 is set out in the table below.
| Local Authority | Commencement Date of HAP Scheme | Active HAP Tenancies (31/01/2016) |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow CC | 29/06/2015 | 134 |
| Clare CC | 29/06/2015 | 307 |
| Cork City Co | 29/06/2015 | 172 |
| Cork CC | 15/09/2014 | 960 |
| Donegal CC | 25/05/2015 | 579 |
| Dublin City Co* | 18/12/2014 | 67 |
| Dun- Rathdown CC* | 18/12/2014 | 1 |
| Fingal CC* | 18/12/2014 | 7 |
| Galway CC | 16/11/2015 | 26 |
| Kildare CC | 02/11/2015 | 64 |
| Kilkenny CC | 01/10/2014 | 518 |
| Limerick City & Co | 15/09/2014 | 1,089 |
| Louth CC | 01/10/2014 | 685 |
| Mayo CC | 16/11/2015 | 39 |
| Monaghan CC | 01/10/2014 | 181 |
| Meath CC | 02/11/2015 | 29 |
| Offaly CC | 15/06/2015 | 109 |
| South Dublin CC** | 01/10/2014 | 622 |
| Tipperary CC | 29/06/2015 | 221 |
| Sligo CC | 16/11/2015 | 23 |
| Waterford City & Co | 15/09/2015 | 680 |
| Total | 6,513 |
* Dublin City Council is operating HAP Homeless pilot on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities.
** Includes some households supported through the HAP Homeless pilot.
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