HAP reduced monthly instalments.

11Alice11

Hello,

I've been on HAP for a few years with my son. I've been working all this time part time. My 20 year old son recently started a minimum wage work and when emailed HAP to update details, they not only raised my weekly charged, which was expected, but they also reduced the amount they will pay for my monthly rent from €1,500 to €1,161 and notified me of this only couple of days before change. My 20 year old son and I live together and I already top up my monthly rent by €300 to my landlord in addition to my weekly payments to HAP.

Email from HAP:

"Thank you for email.

I have assessed the differential rent payable based on your current income and have submitted an amendment to Limerick which will increase the differential rent payable by you to €59.28 effective from 4th September 2023.

If you are paying by standing order you will need to contact your bank and arrange to have your standing order amended accordingly.

Please note that effective from 1st September 2023 the HAP monthly contribution will decrease to €1,161.00 and you are responsible for the balance.

Regards"

I expected and understood the increase in weekly payments to HAP, but sudden reduction of monthly instalments from HAP towards my rent was unexpected.

Would appreciate any advice and explanation.

ballyharpat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058312074/hap-reduced-monthly-instalments

are you trolling? you already top up your monthly rent by e1000? do you mean you pay e300 in rent, for you and your adult son, and now you will bot be paying about e560 per month and the tax payer will pay the other e1100+-?

herbalplants

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058312074/hap-reduced-monthly-instalments

You are both of you adults so you need to pay your dues.

In fact not sure why do you work part time when you have an adult son? You should be working full time like the rest of us and pay your bills.

Ezeoul

The OP said she was already topping up by €300 over her HAP payments, so by my calculations will now be paying :

€300 (original top up) + €339 (decrease in ceiling) + €256.88 per month HAP contribution = €895.88 per month.

Assuming the original rent was €1800 (€1500 ceiling + €300) they are now paying approx 50%. A lot less than private renting, but still a big chunk of money each month.

OP, the reduction in ceiling may be due to your son now being 20, and being treated as an adult (and subsidiary earner) in his own right, and not as your dependant.

The Differential Rent Scheme for Limerick is here:

https://www.limerick.ie/council/services/housing/social-housing/differential-rent-scheme-adopted-council-2020

and you may find this tool handy:

https://www.tiltaffinity.com/differential-rent-scheme-calculator/