Written answers
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Housing Assistance Payment
Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons and families currently on the housing assistance payment at the end of Q3 2020, by county. [5738/21]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The table below shows the number of households at the end of Q3 2020, broken down by local authority, who are in receipt of Housing Assistance Payment support.
| Local Authority | Total Active HAP Tenancies @ 30-09-2020 |
|---|---|
| Carlow County Council | 758 |
| Cavan County Council | 418 |
| Clare County Council | 1,406 |
| Cork City Council | 3,066 |
| Cork County Council | 3,696 |
| Donegal County Council | 1,849 |
| Dublin City Council | 4,502 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 693 |
| Fingal County Council | 1,999 |
| Galway City Council | 1,894 |
| Galway County Council | 1,383 |
| Kerry County Council | 1,534 |
| Kildare County Council | 2,344 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 873 |
| Laois County Council | 977 |
| Leitrim County Council | 293 |
| Limerick City & County Council | 2,407 |
| Longford County Council | 370 |
| Louth County Council | 3,210 |
| Mayo County Council | 1,345 |
| Meath County Council | 2,214 |
| Monaghan County Council | 635 |
| Offaly County Council | 876 |
| Roscommon County Council | 466 |
| Sligo County Council | 811 |
| South Dublin County Council | 2,888 |
| Tipperary County Council | 1,833 |
| Waterford City & County Council | 2,083 |
| Westmeath County Council | 984 |
| Wexford County Council | 1,573 |
| Wicklow County Council | 1,632 |
| Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE)* | 7,203 |
| Grand Total | 58,215 |
*The DRHE is operating the HAP Homeless Place Finder Service on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities.
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