Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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1133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households in counties Westmeath and Longford living in HAP supported accommodation. [44873/25]

James Browne (Wexford, 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 available HAP data covers the period to the end of Q1 2025. The table below provides a breakdown of the total number of active HAP tenancies registered in Westmeath and Longford at end Q1 2025.