New data released by the Dept. of Housing.
There's been a reduction in the number of Kildare households accommodated through HAP.
At the end of 2020, 2,398 people and families in Kildare were being housed under the Housing Assistance Payment scheme.
Data up to the end of March from the Dept. of Housing shows that has fallen, marginally, to 2,375 households.
Under HAP, councils make rent payments directly to private landlords on the tenants' behalf.
The tenant then makes a contribution to the local authority.
The table below shows the active HAP tenancies at Q1 2021 by local authority.
| Local Authority | Total Active HAP Tenancies |
|---|---|
| Carlow County Council | 734 |
| Cavan County Council | 448 |
| Clare County Council | 1,422 |
| Cork City Council | 3,187 |
| Cork County Council | 3,740 |
| Donegal County Council | 1,855 |
| Dublin City Council | 5,120 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 797 |
| Fingal County Council | 2,188 |
| Galway City Council | 1,989 |
| Galway County Council | 1,477 |
| Kerry County Council | 1,681 |
| Kildare County Council | 2,375 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 852 |
| Laois County Council | 986 |
| Leitrim County Council | 305 |
| Limerick City & County Council | 2,488 |
| Longford County Council | 379 |
| Louth County Council | 3,301 |
| Mayo County Council | 1,374 |
| Meath County Council | 2,287 |
| Monaghan County Council | 615 |
| Offaly County Council | 867 |
| Roscommon County Council | 468 |
| Sligo County Council | 843 |
| South Dublin County Council | 2,977 |
| Tipperary County Council | 1,878 |
| Waterford City & County Council | 2,172 |
| Westmeath County Council | 1,022 |
| Wexford County Council | 1,633 |
| Wicklow County Council | 1,686 |
| Subtotal | 53,146 |
| Dublin Regional Homeless Executive* | 8,166 |
| Grand Total | 61,312 |
*The DRHE is operating the HAP Homeless Place Finder Service on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities.
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