Number of persons aged 18 to 24 years of age that are receiving housing supports

QUESTION

To ask the Minister for Housing; Planning and Local Government the number of persons aged 18 to 24 years of age that are receiving housing supports in the form of a HAP and or RAS tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

REPLY

The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) play a vital role in the provision of housing supports for eligible families and individuals.  

The HAP Shared Services Centre (SSC) provides a highly effective transactional service on behalf of all 31 local authorities, and hosts a national HAP tenancy database.  Data provided by the SSC indicates that the number of active HAP tenancies where the primary applicant is aged between 18-24 is 2,877.

My Department does not hold information on the age demographic of tenants accommodated under RAS.