Written answers

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Housing Assistance Payments Administration

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the roll-out of the housing assistance payment scheme; the local authorities covered to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23442/17]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The implementation of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is a key Government priority and the accelerated roll-out of the scheme on a national basis was an important early action for completion in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness.

The nationwide roll out of the HAP scheme was completed with its introduction, on 1 March 2017, to the administrative areas of Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council; this means that eligible households in all 31 local authorities can now avail of the HAP scheme.

More than 21,000 households are currently in receipt of HAP support. A breakdown of the number of households supported by HAP, including the number of Rent Supplement transfers, in each local authority area to the end of Q1 2017 is available on my Department's website at the following link:.

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