Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 May 2024
283. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of long-term social housing leases in place in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the annual cost of these leases; and the allocation for such leases in 2024. [20551/24]
View answerThe Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the leasing of houses and apartments. Dwellings under the scheme come from a number of different sources including private owners, Part V and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs).
Long term lease arrangements can be entered into by either local authorities or approved housing bodies (AHBs) for periods of between 10 and 25 years.
Details of the number of long term leases and funding of such long term leasing scheme from 2021 to 2023 can be found in Table 1 below:
Table 1
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- |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Leases supported at Year End |
4,455 |
6,127 |
7,743 |
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Annual Cost of Leases |
€57.01m |
€89.37m |
€104.68m |
The long term leasing scheme includes properties leased by AHBs directly, leased by local authorities from private owners, Enhanced leasing, and Part V Leasing.
There is no specific financial allocation for long term leasing, which is funded under SHCEP. The total budget allocated for SHCEP in 2024 is €517.4m.
