Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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407. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure by his Department for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date on rent supplement payments (details supplied) to landlords being paid rent through one or other of these schemes for, respectively, 50 to 100 units, 100 to 200 units and 200 plus units. [26964/16]

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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414. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure by his Department for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, inclusive, in tabular form of rent supplement payments inclusive of HAP, RAS and all other local authority private rental schemes to private landlords being paid rent through one or other of these schemes for ten or more properties. [26981/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 and 414 together.

The rent supplement scheme is currently supporting some 51,800 recipients for which the Government has provided €267 million for in 2016. Details of rent supplement recipients and expenditure under the scheme for the period from 2011 to date are provided in the tabular statement.

Under the legislative provisions governing rent supplement, the Department’s relationship is with the tenant; the tenant makes the application for rent supplement and payment is made to the tenant to assist them with their accommodation needs. There is no direct relationship between the landlord and the Department in the administration of the scheme. Statistics are not maintained on rent supplement expenditure in respect of individual landlords.

Recent analysis shows that there are approximately 39,200 landlords providing accommodation to rent supplement customers, with over 32,600 or 83% are single lettings under the scheme. Approximately 1,500 landlords or 4% of the total are providing four or more lettings under the rent supplement scheme, of which less than 10 landlords have in excess of 50 of these lettings of which a further 2 have in excess of 100.

Reporting on local authority sponsored housing initiatives, including the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.

Tabular Statement

Rent Supplement: Recipient Numbers & Expenditure: 2011 to Present

²2015 Outturn

³As at end August 2016