Written answers
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Housing Schemes
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP properties; and the number of new HAP agreements signed for counties Westmeath and Longford, respectively, in 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [23725/22]
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of RAS properties; and the number of new RAS properties that were signed in each year for counties Westmeath and Longford, respectively, in 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [23726/22]
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of leased properties; and the number of new leases signed for counties Westmeath and Longford, respectively in 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [23727/22]
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number who entered the repair-and-lease scheme in counties Westmeath and Longford, respectively, in 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [23735/22]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 to 119, inclusive, and 127 together.
The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and leasing agreements, which include the Repair and Leasing scheme (RLS), are all forms of social housing support for people who have a long-term housing need.
The table below shows the number of:
- HAP active tenancies at year end as well as the number of new tenancies in 2020 and 2021;
- RAS active tenancies at year end as well as the number of new tenancies in 2020 and 2021; and
- Leasing agreements (under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme) at year end as well as the number of new agreements in 2020 and 2021.
Please note there were no new RLS agreements in either local authority area during 2020 and 2021.
| Year | Local Authority Area | Leasing Agreements* | HAP Tenancies | RAS Tenancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Longford | 26 New and 122 Active | 110 New and 379 Active | 1 New and 200 Active |
| Westmeath | 54 New and 386 Active | 255 New and 1,014 Active | 22 New and 539 Active | |
| 2021 | Longford | 18 New and 144 Active | 79 New and 377 Active | 2 New and 186 Active |
| Westmeath | 77 New and 433 Active | 158 New and 975 Active | 22 New and 507 Active |
*The values provided include properties leased by AHBs directly, leased by Local Authorities from private owners under long term and short term agreements, Enhanced leasing, Mortgage to Rent, NARPS, the Repair and Leasing Scheme and Unsold Affordables.
Data for Q1 2022 is currently being compiled and will be available in the coming weeks.
Under the Housing for All strategy, 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 phased out by 2025 and my Department is continuing to engage with local authorities in this regard.
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