Interventions made by public bodies to aid households’ housing costs form part of the Housing function. As various measures, such as those directed towards the building industry, fall outside the scope of ESSPROS, a means-testing eligibility criterion proves crucial to identifying those benefits to be reported. Among others, these include subsidies on rent costs or rehabilitation works done on older primary dwellings in need of repair.
Salient Points
Housing expenses rose by €12.7 million, from €30.7 million in 2023 to €43.4 million a year later.
Second lowest outlay by function behind Unemployment (€25.4 million).
Housing Authority Subsidies remains the sole scheme containing benefits registered under the Housing function. Grants provided through the authority made up €31.3 million or 72.1 per cent of the total outlay reported, an increase of €10.2 million over 2023
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Methodological Notes
1. Expenditure for Housing Authority schemes is sourced from annual financial statements as provided by the agency.
