Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support available for people who have a long-term housing need. Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for HAP. Eligible households can source their own accommodation in the private rental sector which should be within the HAP rent limits provided to them by the local authority.

The latest data available covers the period up to end Q4 2023. The table below provides a breakdown of the total number of active HAP tenancies at the end of Q4 2023 registered to Cork County Council, broken down by local area.

Municipal Area	Active Tenancies
Ballincollig-Carrigaline	1
Bandon-Kinsale	296
Carrigaline	116
Cobh	206
Cork City	50
East Cork	626
Fermoy	406
Kanturk-Mallow	710
Macroom	138
West Cork	867
Other*	45
Grand Total	3461

The table below provides a breakdown of the total number of active HAP tenancies at the end of Q4 2023 registered to Cork City Council, broken down by local area.

Municipal Area	Active Tenancies
Ballincollig-Carrigaline	7
Bandon-Kinsale	37
Carrigaline	59
Cobh	87
Cork City	2283
East Cork	68
Fermoy	28
Kanturk-Mallow	101
Macroom	40
West Cork	39
Other*	49
Total	2798

*inter-authority movements, whilst the tenant is registered with Cork City/Cork County, the tenancy is outside of the county.