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Unsure regards rent allowance/supplement?

  • 31-08-2011 4:49am
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    Hi all.

    I'm 19 years old currently living with my parents. I'm currently receiving the dole. I shall be moving to Galway city in the coming weeks where I will be taking an internship as part of the Job Bridge scheme. I'm just wondering then will I be able to claim rent supplement if I get a place there where I live as part of a house share?

    If so, how do I know how much I get and what's the story with limits on how much rent the house is etc.?

    I would sincerely appreciate any advice anyone can give me as I in a right predicament here.. Thanks a mil!


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  • #2
    Balagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    To qualify for Rent Supplement you have to be either approved by the local authorithy as being in need of social housing or have been renting privately for 6 months, been able to have afforded the rental when you commenced it and only be looking for the Supplement because you have experienced a change in circumstances (income).

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/rent_supplement.htm

    Is your Job Bridge employer aware that you have to relocate to take up this internship? The website states the following:

    •Organisations must not pay top up contributions.


    •Out of pocket expenses - There is nothing to prevent a host organisation reimbursing an intern for expenses incurred as part of the internship. However, expenses should not be provided for normal activities such as travel to and from the intern's base and normal expenditure incurred on a day to day basis
    http://www.jobbridge.ie/InternPayment.aspx

    but if the employer is aware that you have to relocate and pay rent etc., perhaps it could be seen as an allowed expense incurred as part of the internship and they would help you with it. Only you will know whether you could chance raising this with your employer.


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