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Council house but earning undeclared income

25-07-2022 8:48pm

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If you have a council house and are supposedly unemployed but have started an illegal business and are making a lot of money, would the council take the house back or charge you more rent?

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#2 25-07-2022 8:51pm

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Council house tenancies don't cease if you go over the income limit to get one. Rent would go up as its based on income.
A substantial amount of the arrears figures given by councils are disputed rent increases where the tenants just keep paying the old rent, though.
DSP and Revenue would be quite interested too.

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#3 25-07-2022 8:52pm

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This guy is most likely claiming he is only getting the old age pension but the reality is he is making hundreds of euro per week cash in hand, illegally.

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#4 25-07-2022 8:59pm

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Good for him, its nice to see the older generation show a little initiative

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#5 25-07-2022 9:01pm

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its just a pity the younger generation are there to keep them in line ;)

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#6 25-07-2022 9:06pm

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How do you know he's making it illegally, he could be declaring it as income

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#7 25-07-2022 9:07pm

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id say that is extremely unlikely but ya never know. I will let social welfare investigate.

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#8 26-07-2022 9:58am

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Do that, they'll throw it in the vexatious reports bin.
Your claims have little to do with SW nor the local authority for that matter, Try Revenue, they've a Vexatious Bin to.
Seems to be a little bitterness at play here.

Is maith an scáthán súil charad.

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If he is on a contributory old age pension, DSP won't be interested. There is no rule against claiming a COAP and working in retirement.

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