Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many people are waiting to be housed under the social housing scheme in County Longford in total; and if he will provide the details, in tabular form (men, women and children, etc). [52102/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Details 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 most recently published summary for all counties, conducted in November 2022, is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-assessments/

The report shows that there were 272 households qualified for social housing in Longford County Council whose need was unmet in 2022. It also includes a breakdown by local authority across a range of categories, including household size, which provides detail on household composition and the number of persons in each household type including children.

The SSHA exercise for 2023 is currently under way and the summary is due to be published in 2024.