Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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1735. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progress of affordable housing schemes across the country; and if figures on their delivery can be provided, by county, between 2019-2025, in tabular form. [44395/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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A strong pipeline of affordable purchase housing opportunities is now in place, and under continuous development, across all partners and delivery streams, inlcuding local authorities, the Land Development Agency and the First Home Scheme, a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks.

Statistical reports detailing affordable housing delivery within each local authority area by all delivery partners during 2022-2024 and for Q1 2025 are available on my Department's website at the following link - www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/#affordable-housing-delivery

Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1736. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44409/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended, prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority in different bands according to the area concerned, with income defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy.

The Policy provides for a range of income disregards and local authorities have discretion to disregard income that is temporary, short-term or once-off in nature. All income from social assistance payments, allowances and benefits, including Working Family Payment (formerly Family Income Supplement), is assessable.

The payments included in the Policy were last reviewed in 2021. As it was found that the majority of Working Family Payment recipients are in receipt of the payment for more than one year, it was recommended that the payment should not be considered short term in nature and, therefore, should remain as assessable income.

However, my Department keeps the Household Means Policy under regular review in order to ensure that it continues to be appropriate.