fifi28 wrote: » Have just signed up to this scheme in the last couple of wks so hope the following helps...... Council wil pay your LL maximum rent limit monthly based on your family size / location. If the LL charges more than the current council limit you pay the difference to LL yourself. You also pay a weekly rent contribution to the council - roughly 10% of household weekly income
fussyonion wrote: » I thought it was absolutely against the rules for the tenant to pay any extra to the LL?
"In general, the rent must be within the HAP rent limits for your household size and the area you live in. The limits are generally based on the limits for Rent Supplement and are set out in the Housing Assistance Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (pdf). In certain specified local authority areas , these Regulations allow for flexibility where suitable accommodation cannot be found for a household within the HAP rent limits. Also, as noted above, there is flexibility for homeless households in the Dublin region. You will pay a weekly HAP rent contribution to the local authority, based on your household’s weekly income, calculated in the same way as standard local authority differential rents. This rent will vary in accordance with your income."
fifi28 wrote: » If the LL charges more than the current council limit you pay the difference to LL yourself. You also pay a weekly rent contribution to the council - roughly 10% of household weekly income
Marty the Pole wrote: » Hi. I'm just signing up for this, and just wondering- how does it work for you? How long it took to process? Are the contributions @ 10% in your case? Thanks
Marty the Pole wrote: » Thanks very much for quick response, I hope that in my case contribution will be roughly the same, so it all would be worth all the hassle.
Andy2006 wrote: » Hi, lads. There is a question. My LL wants me to move out in August 2017, cause she wants to increase the Rent in 200 or 300 euros on that time. Now she is not able to do that cause we have a new Lease Agreement already since last August... I am on Rent Allowance at the moment for last 12 months. LL wants me to pay from August 2017 in 300 euros more, I have to pay that money by myself...or I have to find other accommodation. But I would want to sign a new Agreement with HAP and LL and to keep current accommodation. Cause Rent Allowance is not allowing me to pay my own extra money to LL... So, if HAP is really doing deal with that kind of circumstances as I have, may I try to ask them for it now? or better idea to wait for October when my Lease Agreement will gonna to finish? One more info that I will going to do a FAS/SOLAS course from December till March. And may I ask for HAP scheme in that conditions? So, after that Course I hope I will get a job. But I found that HAP is helping you with Rent Supplement if you can loose a job again.... and its very useful for me and my family. My partner is on Care Allowance, cause our daughter is disable. And finally how much money HAP will pay if Rent will gonna be 1400 per month and the present Maximum HAP Limit is for rent 1050 euros per month? And me on a dole with 188 euros p/w and the partner on Care Allowance with 204 euros p/w, it means total is 393euros and 1400-1050=350 So we will pay this our own 350 euros to our LL per month? How do you find that needs to pay only 10% p/w??? In my case its 21% p/w!!!! Thx for any answers.
GemmaSophia wrote: » Hey guys, Looking for a bit of advice. Myself and my partner have recently qualified for the hap scheme however we need to find a new place to live as the landlord won't accept hap. Could anyone tell me how much of a contribution per week myself and partner will have to pay accomidation eill be for myself, Partner and daughter Thanks in advance.
Graces7 wrote: » Just a query; can landlords legally refuse to accept HAP or RA? I though they could not but may be wrong.
peakyblinders wrote: » hi I'm single dad who could parents with ex wife my kids live with her mostly I see them bout 4 times a week if I wer to get my name on housing list would i be entitled to go for haps I work full time n pay maintance to her be really helpfull if anyone could give me information about this scheme thanks
Agiibagii wrote: » Do I need first month rent and deposit on hap or just deposit?
Mrs OBumble wrote: » I cannot imagine any landlord would accept you without rent in advance. HAP or not.
Darith wrote: » As per title what does this actually mean. Previously when i was on rent allowance i simply gave the Landlord's PPS number.
murphaph wrote: A LL like myself who takes RAS (or any of these schemes) has to present a valid tax clearance certificate from Revenue to the housing authority every year. It's one of the hassles that makes renting via RAS etc. more trouble than just renting out privately and all these hassles add up to drive LLs from the sector.
rawn wrote: » Surely selling up is more hassle than filling out a few extra forms...
murphaph wrote: » A LL like myself who takes RAS (or any of these schemes) has to present a valid tax clearance certificate from Revenue to the housing authority every year. It's one of the hassles that makes renting via RAS etc. more trouble than just renting out privately and all these hassles add up to drive LLs from the sector.
Darith wrote: » I recently applied to go on the housing list. Currently on the unemployment benefit. When i applied to the housing list i only had to submit my income which was my unemployment benefit slip. As i am on benefit i am not means tested. However when i asked if i would be means tested for Hap(as i recall rsa was always means tested) i was advised that once i was on the housing list i was automatically entitled to hap subject to income , rent and type of accommodation etc but no reference to savings. Now unless they are simply basing my means test on how i was means tested by social welfare but as i said i am benefit and am not been means tested for nine months. So in conclusion are they wrong, will my savings be taken into account?
