Cathy Bennett (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people on the housing waiting list; the number of those in receipt of social housing supports, by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24881/25]

James Browne (Wexford, 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 2024, is available on my Department's website at www.gov.ie/en/collection/62486-summary-of-social-housing-assessments/.

The 2024 Summary shows that there were 59,941 households qualified for social housing whose need had not yet been met nationally.

The key figure reported in the SSHA is referred to as ‘net need’. Net need is the total number of households qualified for social housing support whose need for support is not being met. This total excludes duplicate applications, those in receipt of social housing support and households on a transfer list.

Separately, data published on my Department's website indicates there were 53,742 active tenancies under the Housing Assistance Payment and there were 16,308 active tenancies under the Rental Accommodation Scheme at the end of Q4 2024, see following link for further details - www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/overall-social-and-affordable-housing-provision/.

Data of households currently living in local authority rented accommodation, Approved Housing Body accommodation, or accommodation provided under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme schemes is not available.