Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all! We have been experiencing an issue on site where threads have been missing the latest postings. The platform host Vanilla are working on this issue. A workaround that has been used by some is to navigate back from 1 to 10+ pages to re-sync the thread and this will then show the latest posts. Thanks, Mike.
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Rent allowance Dublin

  • 30-05-2012 10:07am
    #1
    Formation
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 712 ✭✭✭


    My nephew is moving to dublin soon and needs to know if he needs to have been renting for a few months before he is eligible for rent allowance.

    In dublin does he need to be renting a room for E300 or less to be eligible?

    any idea on the waiting period until he can collect rent allowance payments?


Comments

  • #2
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Is he moving to Dublin to work? If so, he will not qualify for RA. If he's on welfare, he will have to be at his new residence long enough to get on the housing list. That will be extremely difficult in Dublin. He's very likely to be told by a CWO that he will not qualify as he could live cheaper elsewhere. That may sound harsh, but the RA scheme has been considerably tightened up over the past 2 yrs, and only those who can provide proof of eligibility will be considered. Providing that proof is the difficult part. You cannot move around as you wish any more & expect the state to provide those supports.


  • #3
    Balagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    To get Rent Supplement, you need to have been renting privately for 6 of the past 12 months having been able to afford the rent for that period and have since suffered a change in financial circumstances. Alternatively, you need to be approved by the local authority as being in need of social housing. It seems that many Community Welfare Officers require applicants to be approved for social housing even if they have been renting privately for the required period.

    The details of how to qualify for Rent Supplement are here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/rent_supplement.html including the maximum rent levels for Dublin. Processing an application for approval by local authority does take time and the authority would be able to give a ballpark figure as to how long that process might take.


  • #4
    Formation
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 712 ✭✭✭Formation


    He is moving to dublin as he stands a better chance of getting work up here.

    I will tell him to go to the local authority as he has not been renting in the last 9 months.

    Any other advice appreciated.


Advertisement