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Rent Allowance

  • 01-12-2008 7:06pm
    #1
    pandamoanium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭


    I've always wondered why a rent allowance *only* be paid at a post office, whereas other social welfare benefits (Disability, Jobseekers, Single Parent etc..) can be paid by Electronic Bank Transfer.

    Why is this?

    Surely wouldn't be easier to send the payment to payees bank accounts directly and save queues at the PO especially in light of more people signing on with the recent downturn etc..

    Is there a reason why the Rent Allowance is only paid at the Post Office?


Comments

  • #2
    happyoutscan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭happyoutscan


    To keep tabs on ya i guess, difficult to collect if you are working.


  • #3
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,573 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    you can work and recieve rent allowance.


  • #4
    jaffa20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭jaffa20


    yabadabado wrote: »
    you can work and recieve rent allowance.

    You can?


  • #5
    PurpleBerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭PurpleBerry


    jaffa20 wrote: »
    You can?

    Yes. Rent Allowance is means-tested. If you are earning something like €150 a week and paying up to €600 a month in rent you can apply for Rent Allowance.

    Also, Rent Allowance is not always collected at a Post Office. I get mine in a cheque.


  • #6
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    It's to help combat fraud.


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