Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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612. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of rent supplement recipients, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3338/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 34,400 recipients for which the Government has provided €180 million for in 2018. A county breakdown of rent supplement recipients is provided in the attached tabular statement.

My Department continues to support the transfer of long term rent supplement tenancies to HAP with the strategic goal of returning rent supplement to its original purpose; a short-term income support for those who are temporarily unemployed. There are currently over 32,000 tenants in receipt of HAP support.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Tabular Statement: Rent Supplement recipients by County at end of December, 2017