Written answers
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Housing Assistance Payment
Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in receipt of the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, in County Donegal; the number of persons in receipt of HAP in County Donegal in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9716/21]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) continue to be effective and secure forms of social housing support, and remain a significant part of the suite of social housing options currently available across the country.
Data in relation to active tenancies in HAP and RAS for the period 2018 to Quarter 3, 2020, in County Donegal, is set-out in the table below:
End 2018 | End 2019 | End Q3 2020* | |
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Active HAP Tenancies | 1,729 | 1,805 | 1,849 |
Active RAS Tenancies | 549 | 538 | 510 |
* Data in relation to Q4, 2020 will be available shortly.
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