Claiming Rent Allowance

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Guys,

Dunno if anyone would be able to help here but... I lost my job just before Xmas. Luckily I could move home with my parents for a couple of months, but I'm struggling to get a job. I badly need my own space again, and my parents have offered to rent me a room on the cheap in a second house they have (one of their tenants has just moved out). I know you do not qualify for rent allowance if you live with your parents, but can I claim it, or at least part of it if I am renting from them since its not the family home and its their other property. I'm in my late twenties.

I know one of my mates who's in the same situation as me, but she's living with her sister instead of her parents and she's getting some rent allowance.

I would appreciate any advice!!

Balagan

Renting from a parent: You will not get Rent Supplement to help you pay rent to your parent if you are living in the family home. If your parent owns a second property, you will generally not get Rent Supplement to rent this property from them unless it is a bona fide tenancy and you are assessed as having a housing need. Your parent must also be able to prove that they have a history of renting this property.
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/rent_supplement.html