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Hard times (please help)

  • 06-05-2012 4:47pm
    #1
    Jamesyboid88
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭


    I'm finding life very hard at the moment. I'm 24 years old and I'm back from Canada nearly a year now. Since I've come home my girlfriend and I had a baby. I live out in the country 10 mins away from maynooth and dunboyne I'm out about three times a week looking for a job but I'm getting nowhere neither myself or my girlfriend drive at the moment she lives in Lucan with her parents not working and she is still waiting on her social welfare since January. I really Need to rent somewhere where I can be close to her and where there is public transport because where I live there is nothing I depend on my father to bring me in everyday. How do I go about getting the extra bit of money to even rent somewhere. I hate being on the welfare it's just I really need to move somewhere temporaraly so I can look for jobs and see my girlfriend
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  • #2
    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    If you live 10 minutes from maynooth then cycle in and get the bus from the college.


  • #3
    edellc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭edellc


    why dont you look for a house share near lucan, you will not be entitled to rent allowance until you are renting privately for 6mths and on the housing list, but house shares can work out quite cheap

    Also you are starting the process and once you are renting 6mths you and your partner can move in together and continue to claim your social welfare and apply for rent allowance and social housing (this is a formality not many actually get social housing)


    the only hard thing will be getting your deposit together, but really a house share shouldnt be more than say 400deposit so get saving

    try daft.ie to see what there is out there


  • #4
    Jamesyboid88
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭Jamesyboid88


    Thanks I'll have a look at daft. Just a temporary thing until I find a job :)


  • #5
    saa
    Registered Users Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭saa


    Good luck OP make sure the house share is NOT owner occupied and the landlord is registered so you can prove you're renting to the social


  • #6
    John Mason
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,661 ✭✭✭✭John Mason


    saa wrote: »
    Good luck OP make sure the house share is NOT owner occupied and the landlord is registered so you can prove you're renting to the social

    i rented out a room in my owner occupied house, i gave a letter to the social on behalf of my tenant. This was accepted and they received their rent allowance.


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