Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that any named person on a HAP application is provided with accommodation alongside their partners also named on the application. [12800/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support for people who have a long-term housing need. In order for a household to qualify for HAP, they must first be assessed as eligible for social housing support by their local authority. Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for HAP.

A key principle of the HAP scheme is that eligible households source their own accommodation in the private rented sector, which best suits their needs, in their area of choice.

The day-to-day operation of the social housing system is a matter for the relevant local authority.