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Monday, 9 September 2024

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Departmental Funding

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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785.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total expenditure in 2023 on social and affordable housing, funded through SHIP, CALF, CAS, AHF, CREL, AHB borrowing and LDA expenditure, with a breakdown for each of these funding streams, in tabular form.[34081/24]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Social Housing is delivered through a range of Local Authority and Approved Housing Body (AHB) delivery programmes. Capital expenditure on the delivery of new social homes is also supported by current funding provided through the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP).

In respect of Affordable Housing delivery, Housing for All provides for a number of important affordability measures, supported by an investment package of direct Exchequer funding, investment through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and lending by the Housing Finance Agency (HFA).

The table below sets out the 2023 capital expenditure details in respect of expenditure on the delivery of social and affordable homes, LDA investment and HFA lending.

- 2023 Expenditure
Social Housing (exchequer expenditure) €2,055m
Affordable Housing (exchequer expenditure) €284m
HFA Loan Advances (LA & AHB) €1,161m
LDA Investment €457m

In respect of 2023 Exchequer expenditure under the specific capital subheads requested, the details are as follows:

Subhead 2023 Expenditure
A.3 - Local Authority Housing €1,204m
A.7 - Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) €220m
A.11 - Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) €320m
A.28 - Cost Rental Equity Scheme (CREL)* €175m
A.31 - Affordable Housing Fund €20m
*Subhead outturn includes expenditure of €60m under Secure Tenancy Affordable Rental (STAR)

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