Not entitled to rent supplement

la79

Hi,



I moved from my partners house in June, and moved back into my mothers house with my child.


A friend advised me that I should be entitled to rent supplement amoung other social welfare payments. I work 20 hours a week for, so I was unsure how much I would receive. I went to the community welfare officer and she advised me that based on my current situaton and wages, I would be entitled to the maximum rent supplement, and was advised to look for accomadation.


I continued to seek suitable accommodation in the D24 area. And was in with the welfare officer on two separate occasions. Last week I found a two bedroom apartment in the D24 area within my price range, and I was offered the property.


I then gathered all my forms and went to see the welfare officer this week. I was advised there that I could not quality for rent allowance, as I had not been fully accessed by the housing authority, and a new rule had come into place on July the 27th http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Topics/Budget/bud09_apr/Pages/RentChangesJune09.aspx.
I had been into my welfare officer several times, as was not once advised of these changes, and advised what I needed to do.
I went to south dublin county council, and I applied for housing and was advised that I was eligible for housing, and they stamped my rent supplement form and told me to go back to the welfare officer.
I went into the welfare officer again this week, and was advised that this would not be sufficient, that I still needed my housing reference number. I contacted the council again who advised me that they cannot give a new application a reference number straight away, it goes through processing, and she also advised me that they now have a backlog of 6 months with all the new applications due to the new rent supplement changes.



Has this happened to anyone else? and is there a solution to this, or how could I appeal this??


would appreciate some advise.



thank you

MelonieHead

Here is some information from the Citizens Information Centre regarding appealing a Rent Supplement decision. It's near to the end of the page.

If you are not satisfied with a decision made in relation to Rent Supplement, you should first find out why the decision was made by asking the Community Welfare Officer. If you have any extra documentation to back up your case, give this to the Community Welfare Officer.

If you are still unhappy, you have the choice of discussing this decision with the Superintendent Community Welfare Officer. They can change the decision if your case deserves it.


If the decision is not changed, then request an appeal form. Include as much detail as possible in your appeal and keep photocopies of everything.



If your appeal is unsuccessful, you are entitled to have the appeal referred to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. You may request a personal hearing and you can bring along a representative to help argue your case.

Haven't been through it myself but have been through other situations with the Rent Supplement.

Victor

Moved from Accommodation & Property.

kumate_champ07

you are entitled to it as far as I know. Tryin to get all those forms filled and going back and forth between all those places is a pain in the arse.

la79

Hi, thanks for your advise, I did sent a letter in to appeal, and I got a response today, advising me now the process for appeals has changes...Imagine that!!!!!

So I have the information to contact this other person, and will be doing it tomorrow, I will update you with the outcome...

thanks again.

MelonieHead wrote: »

Here is some information from the Citizens Information Centre regarding appealing a Rent Supplement decision. It's near to the end of the page.




Haven't been through it myself but have been through other situations with the Rent Supplement.