Rent Allowance Increase : Rent Allowance – (also Known as Rent Supplement) is paid in Ireland to people living in private rented accommodation who cannot provide for the cost of their accommodation from their own resources. There are currently approximately 55,000 tenants getting rent allowance – which costs the state over €267 million a year. […]
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Rent Allowance Cut for Couples in Budget 2014
People who claim Rent Supplement (also known as Rent Allowance) have to pay a contribution towards their rent every week. That minimum contribution is €30 a week for single people and €35 a week for a couple. In Budget 2014 it was announced that the minimum contribution for couples will be increased by €5 a […]
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New Rent Allowance Maximum Levels
Rent Allowance (Rent Supplement) is paid in Ireland to people living in private rented accommodation who cannot provide for the cost of their accommodation from their own resources. New levels of the the maximum rents payable by Rent Allowance came into force on Monday 17 June 2013 and will be in place until 31 December […]
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Rent Supplement Levels Increased in Dublin and Galway
The maximum rents that can be covered by rent supplement (rent allowance) are increasing in Dublin and Galway from June 17th 2013. The Dublin rent allowance maximum levels are increasing by between €20 and €75 a month for all households . In Galway – the maximum level is increasing by between €20 and €50 a […]
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Rent Allowance Cut in Budget 2012
Amongst the Welfare cuts in the 2012 budget – there was a cut to Rent Allowance – also known as Rent Supplement. Many households are seeing these cuts in their payments in January. Rent Allowance is paid to help tenants on low incomes with rent payments – and the amount of Rent Supplement people get […]
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