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Never been on rent allowance

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  • 07-04-2015 10:26pm
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    thefires
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭


    i saw a flat the other day in daft and it said rent allowance accepted , I am out of work the last 6 months and I think I qualify for it , does the landlord set this up or do I have to apply for it myself ??


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    Gatling
    Registered Users Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    thefires wrote: »
    i saw a flat the other day in daft and it said rent allowance accepted , I am out of work the last 6 months and I think I qualify for it , does the landlord set this up or do I have to apply for it myself ??

    You have to apply and meet the criteria
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    ABajaninCork
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    You have to have also been renting privately for at least six months before you can apply for RA. See here.


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    professore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭professore


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    You have to have also been renting privately for at least six months before you can apply for RA. See here.

    That's rough ... If you're genuinely in need of it, how are you supposed to pay the rent for 6 months?


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    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    professore wrote: »
    That's rough ... If you're genuinely in need of it, how are you supposed to pay the rent for 6 months?

    You need to show that you were able to afford the rent and now have fallen on hard times. If you're living at home on SW and just decide to move out you won't be eligible.

    You either have to be renting privately for the last 6 months OR have been assessed by the Local Authority and be in need of social housing assistance.


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