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Renting new flat and rent supplement

  • 23-07-2012 6:51pm
    #1
    sandra0701
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭


    hi. My question regards renting new flat and rent supplement. I'm a mature student on back to education allowance and at the moment I live with my working partner. But life changes and I need to go and live alone. I know that as recipient of any of social payment I'm eligible for rent supplement, I know also what limits are. I'm asking for a little advice because I'm afraid about the risk...it is very difficult to find anything like cheap studio apartment, which looks like place to live ( I've seen already about 10 studios and almost all of them looked like a total holes) and it's also difficult to find place where rent allowance is accepted. I saw today not to bad studio ,which rent is the maximum limit for co Dublin (475). I'm not sure what to do now...I know I'm eligible for rent supplement but I'm afraid (I've heard a lot of stories when people waited for rent supp. very long time)that I will take it and after that I will wait very long time for rent supplement or I will be refused...If anybody had similar story, please I need some help...I really don't know what to do...thanks in advance for any help..


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  • #2
    ShaShaBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,528 ✭✭✭ShaShaBear


    There's generally no reason to refuse you if you meet the criteria, ie once the place is within limits, you are deemed as having a housing need (or are on the council housing list for your area), and you're not shacking up with anyone unbeknownst to the CWO. It *can* take quite a long time.

    First step is to go to your CWO for the area the flat is in, and explain your situation. I had no problems getting mine sorted in Louth, I know everywhere is different but I was told once my house was in the limits and not well above my means, there would be no issue. They do ask questions about previous residence, and why you can no longer live there/at home. In fact they ask a lot of personal questions.

    Once you're honest and within the criteria limits, you won't be refused, but you could be waiting quite a while (but will be backdated)


  • #3
    sandra0701
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭sandra0701


    ShaShaBear wrote: »
    There's generally no reason to refuse you if you meet the criteria, ie once the place is within limits, you are deemed as having a housing need (or are on the council housing list for your area), and you're not shacking up with anyone unbeknownst to the CWO. It *can* take quite a long time.

    First step is to go to your CWO for the area the flat is in, and explain your situation. I had no problems getting mine sorted in Louth, I know everywhere is different but I was told once my house was in the limits and not well above my means, there would be no issue. They do ask questions about previous residence, and why you can no longer live there/at home. In fact they ask a lot of personal questions.

    Once you're honest and within the criteria limits, you won't be refused, but you could be waiting quite a while (but will be backdated)

    Thanks, that's what I think, I will go there and simply I'll ask and explain my situation, I hope they will tell me what chances are...I'm not on housing list, because at the moment I rent with my partner. But if I rent something new only for myself, do I need live in one place like 6 months? I don't understand this rule... in social welfare website is said: ''You may get Rent Supplement if you have been living for 6 months (183 days) out of the last 12 months in one, or a combination,'', so I understand that I can combine living in current house with the new...


  • #4
    ShaShaBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,528 ✭✭✭ShaShaBear


    If you can prove you were renting in the house with your partner for 6 months, then you're covered. Its (as far as I know) a security measure stopping people moving straight out of free accomodation such as the family home into their own place, since the benefit is meant for those who used to be able to afford housing, and now can't. So if you have a legal contract or a rent book for the previous house totalling 6 months, you're covered :)


  • #5
    sandra0701
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭sandra0701


    ShaShaBear wrote: »
    If you can prove you were renting in the house with your partner for 6 months, then you're covered. Its (as far as I know) a security measure stopping people moving straight out of free accomodation such as the family home into their own place, since the benefit is meant for those who used to be able to afford housing, and now can't. So if you have a legal contract or a rent book for the previous house totalling 6 months, you're covered :)

    yes, I have and when few moths ago my partner was unemployed, we were getting rent supplement as a couple.Thanks for your help:)


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