Cornflakes132 wrote: » Hey all just a quick one, My goal is to get a mortgage, I’m currently receiving hap on my apartment. If you can’t have more than 5000 in savings at any one time how is anyone ever supposed to save for a deposit? Or am I missing something
Portsalon wrote: » What purveyor of misinformation has led you to believe that if you have more than €5,000 in savings you cannot avail of HAP?
Cornflakes132 wrote: » This is on citizens information The income limits for the Supplementary Welfare Allowance Scheme (under which Rent Supplement is paid) are lower than those for other social welfare payments. If, for example, you inherit €15,000 this may have no effect on your main payment (because you can have up to €20,000 capital for the majority of means-tested social welfare payments and €50,000 for Disability Allowance) but it may affect your Rent Supplement (because any capital over €5,000 is assessed).
Portsalon wrote: » Nowhere does that state that you're not eligible for HAP if you've more than €5,000 in savings.
Cornflakes132 wrote: » So hap won’t care then if you accumulate savings?
Portsalon wrote: » "HAP" is an inanimate thing so has no feelings about anything! However, the local authority that is paying your HAP will 'care' if you accumulate savings and it will express its care by re-calculating the amount of your weekly rent contribution.
Iseedeadpixels wrote: » Do the local authority check on that? I assume they ask for bank statements etc?
Portsalon wrote: » I think that they review means annually - but HAP/RS applicants are meant to advise them of any (significant) change in means.
