Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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552. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP, RAS and privately owned long-term leases at the end of 2021; and the cost to the Exchequer of each scheme in 2021, in tabular form. [1876/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The number of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and long-term leasing units at the end of Quarter 3, 2021; and the related cost to the Exchequer for each scheme, is set out in the following table:

*includes Local Authority Long-term Leasing, Approved Housing Body Leasing and Enhanced Leasing.

Under Housing for All, the Government plans to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 homes per year over the next decade, including an average of 10,000 new build social homes.As new build supply of social housing ramps up, there will be reducing reliance on the HAP and RAS schemes.

Long Term Leasing will be ended by 2025 through phasing out new entrants. This phasing out process will involve my officials engaging with local authorities, to ensure that the correct processes are put in place to ensure a managed end to leasing.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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553. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing leases in place at the end of 2021, by lease type, that is, approved housing body lease to own, mortgage to rent, National Asset Residential Property Services, private sector lease and so on; and the cost to the Exchequer of each of these categories of leases; and the cost as of the end of 2021, in tabular form. [1878/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to Local Authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for the leasing of houses and apartments. The SHCEP budget funds the ongoing current costs of homes delivered using a variety of different delivery mechanisms through the Housing Leasing Programmes, including:

- Leasing -Direct and Enhanced Leasing, AHB and Private Mortgage to Rent (MTR), the Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS);

- Build - Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) Build, CALF Part V, Part V Lease; and

- Acquisition - CALF Acquisition, Housing Agency Acquisitions (HAA).

Dwellings made available under the programme are used to accommodate households from local authority waiting lists.

At end 2021, a total of 22,191 dwellings, secured by the various mechanisms listed, were supported under SHCEP. Table 1 below gives a breakdown of this figure into the various categories, also including the total spend for 2021.

Table 1: Dwellings Supported Under SHCEP Year End 2021