Written answers

Thursday, 27 January 2022

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Housing Provision

Photo of Kathleen FunchionKathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average wait time for a one, two, three and four-bedroom council home in County Carlow over the past 12 months; and the average wait time for a disability adapted housing unit in County Carlow over the past 12 months. [4085/22]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Detail on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is provided in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The SSHA captures the total number of households qualified for social housing support across the country whose social housing need has not yet been met and helps better inform policy and planning for the delivery of the right types of social housing support.

The most recently published summary, conducted in November 2020, can be accessed at the link below. It includes a breakdown by local authority across a range of categories, including household size and the length of time spent on the record of qualified households (waiting lists).

My Department does not hold information on the average wait time for one, two, three and four-bedroom homes, or for disability adapted housing.

The 2021 SSHA process is underway and I expect to publish the summary report before end Q1, 2022.

Report 2020www.gov.ie/en/publication/970ea-summary-of-social-housing-assessments-2020-key-findings/#:~:text=The%20Summary%20of%20Social%20Housing,is%20not%20currently%20being%20met.

Photo of Thomas GouldThomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the bedroom entitlements of persons with children of two genders and those with children of the same gender. [4095/22]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 (as amended).

In line with the Regulations, applicant households are assessed for eligibility in the first instance. Then, if deemed eligible, their housing need and accommodation requirements are assessed.

Regulation 23 of the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 sets out the aspects of a household's current accommodation to which the authority shall have regard when determining a household's need for social housing support. Regulation 24 sets out considerations relating to provision of social housing support, including the number of persons in the household, the age and gender of household members, and their inter-relationships.

Decisions on the qualification of households for social housing support, the most appropriate form of such support, and the allocation of that support are a matter solely for the local authority concerned.

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