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Rent Allowance - Sharing Room

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  • 08-06-2009 2:00am
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    Bunnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    I am receiving jobseekers allowance at the moment, and I want to claim rent allowace. My rent is below the threshold, but I was told that you cannot be sharing a room (i'm not sure why). Is this true? There are three others in my two bedroom apartment. Two to a room. What changes?


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    #2
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,350 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Bunnie wrote: »
    My rent is below the threshold, but I was told that you cannot be sharing a room (i'm not sure why). Is this true?
    I've not hear of it. You will need to check it out with the local community welfare officer.

    Certainly cohabitating couples get a raw deal with the payemnt for two being essentially the same as the payment for one.


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