Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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2157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if persons on the transfer lists are included in the count for those on the housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26729/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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The purpose of the Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) is to capture the total number of households qualified for social housing support across the country whose social housing need is not being met, in order to better understand the level of need for such support. 

Under the annual SSHA process, all housing authorities are required to review certain households who are on their housing list but who are not in receipt of housing support. This is to ensure that the details of the applicant households are up to date and accurate and that they remain eligible for, and in need of, social housing support in accordance with the criteria set down in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 as amended by the Social Housing Assessment (Amendment) Regulations 2016. 

The "Net Need" is the total number of households on the record of qualified households (housing list) that are not currently in receipt of Social Housing Support. This figure is determined by removing duplicates, those households appearing on multiple lists in different authorities, and households already in receipt of Social Housing Support e.g. those in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment or those that have applied for a transfer. Households that are on a local authority's transfer list are in receipt on social housing support and therefore they are not included in the 'net need'.