Rent supplement

Nicole126

Hi there,

I was wondering about rent supplement. I am currently nearly 20 weeks pregnant and living at home with my parents. I live in a 3 bedroom house and already share a bedroom. The other rooms are occupied by my parents in one and my sister and her baby in another. So when the baby comes along my house will be very over-crowded.

I currently work 25hours a week but will obviously have to take maternity leave. My partner is currently out of work on sick leave due to an operation. Taking my situation into account would I be entiteled to any Rent Supplement?

mp22

lady1 banned for personal abuse,please keep posts civil and helpful.

As for rent allowance you usually have to be renting for 6 months before you can claim rent allowance,your best bet might be to call into your local CWO (probably in your local health centre) and have a chat with them.

Mom2Be

Congrats on the pregnancy firstly

From what i gather, you do have to be renting for 6 months first but you can also apply to the council for housing. Once you are on the council list you are exempt from the 6 month rule.

A friend of mine ~ 18yrs old and not pregnant or with anybody moved out of home due to personal circumstances. She applied to council for housing and was placed on the list. She then applied for RA and received it.

Will probably be a similar situation. Best of luck

Mint Sauce

Sorry to hijack another thread, but was not sure if question was worthy of a new thread.

I'm on job seekers benifit after being made redundant in the summer, am trying to get on a FAS course due to start in april/may to update some of my previous training/qualifcations as am having very little luck with the job hunting. If I dont get a place on the course or if does not go ahead (has already been delayed a few weeks), i'll be on job seekers allowence as my stamps are coming to an end.

Question is if my rent is higher than the maximum rent level for the county/area, does that mean I get no allowance or only an allowance for up to that point.

Ie, am single and in a house share in Sligo. According to the Citizens advice website, the maximum rent level for that scenario is €220/month. Does that mean once my share of the rent is more than that I (a) don't get any supplement, or (b) only a supplement for the first €220 depending on my means.

Have not inqurred up until now as going by the aboves figures I did not think I would qualify, never imagined to be this long out of work, and now the thought of the course not going ahead and not having a job is leaving me a little more anxious than I already am.

snubbleste

Question is if my rent is higher than the maximum rent level for the county/area, does that mean I get no allowance or only an allowance for up to that point.

No supplement.

Offy

irish-stew wrote: »

Sorry to hijack another thread, but was not sure if question was worthy of a new thread.

I'm on job seekers benifit after being made redundant in the summer, am trying to get on a FAS course due to start in april/may to update some of my previous training/qualifcations as am having very little luck with the job hunting. If I dont get a place on the course or if does not go ahead (has already been delayed a few weeks), i'll be on job seekers allowence as my stamps are coming to an end.

Question is if my rent is higher than the maximum rent level for the county/area, does that mean I get no allowance or only an allowance for up to that point.

Ie, am single and in a house share in Sligo. According to the Citizens advice website, the maximum rent level for that scenario is €220/month. Does that mean once my share of the rent is more than that I (a) don't get any supplement, or (b) only a supplement for the first €220 depending on my means.

Have not inqurred up until now as going by the aboves figures I did not think I would qualify, never imagined to be this long out of work, and now the thought of the course not going ahead and not having a job is leaving me a little more anxious than I already am.

Dont go by that website. I did and I moved into a house with a lower rate than the website stated. Just Thursday I was told by the CWO that the rates were lower. The CWO told me no rent supplement, I have to get the landlord to lower the rent or find somewhere else to live.

Nothingbetter2d

im being made redundant along with 20 others this week... Ive only been renting a flat since the beginning of February. im not entitle to jsb as i only started back to work in the begining of January

Would I be entitled to rent allowance?

Granger13

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

im being made redundant along with 20 others this week... Ive only been renting a flat since the beginning of February. im not entitle to jsb as i only started back to work in the begining of January

Would I be entitled to rent allowance?

You must be renting for 6 months and at that time of renting of been able afford the payments, as in witout leaving yourself below a certain limit.
or
Be in need of housing as assessed by your local housing authority.