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Getting Rent Supplement

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  • 19-01-2010 5:18pm
    #1
    Tanjug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    [FONT=&quot]Intro[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]- I am Irish national, unemployed, single and live in Cork.[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]- I have no properties and I lived in a house that I didn’t have to pay for.[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]- I want to move to Dublin.[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]Rules[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]Getting Rent Supplement[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]You may be eligible for Rent Supplement if the accommodation is suitable for your needs, the rent is below the maximum rent level set for your county and you are: [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]1.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Assessed in the last 12 months by a local authority[/FONT][FONT=&quot] as being eligible for and in need of social housing or [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]2.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Living in accommodation for homeless people for 6 months (183 days) out of the last 12 months or [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]3.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Living in private rented accommodation for 6 months[/FONT][FONT=&quot] (183 days) out of the last 12 months or [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]4.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]A tenant of accommodation provided under one of the Social Housing Schemes[/FONT]

    Questions

    1. What are the steps to apply for rent supplement in Dublin?
    2. Can I just move to Dublin and apply for housing to get rent supplement or should I actually live for 6 months in rented accommodation?




    [FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]P.S.[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]I can't pay the accommodation in Dublin for 6 months out of my own pocket.[/FONT]

    [FONT=&quot][/FONT]
    Thank you!



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