Households qualified for social housing support by local authority and main need for social housing support

This data set is sourced from the annual Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) reports, and provides a breakdown of all households in Ireland qualified for social housing support, broken down by main need for social housing support (often referred to as 'basis of need'), local authority and year.

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Title Households qualified for social housing support by local authority and main need for social housing support
Description This data set is sourced from the annual Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) reports, and provides a breakdown of all households in Ireland qualified for social housing support, broken down by main need for social housing support (often referred to as 'basis of need'), local authority and year.
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    Contact Person The Housing Agency Research Unit
    Contact Person Email research@housingagency.ie
    Contact Person Telephone
    Update frequency Annual
    Date dataset released 2025-07-16
    Date dataset updated 2025-07-16
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    Period of time covered (end)
    OR: specify what period of time the dataset covers 2016-2024
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    Language English
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    Theme Housing
    State Approved