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Homeless HAP payments/levels

  • 16-11-2019 1:07pm
    #1
    Seamie12345
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭


    Hi
    Quick question please. We have a duplex rented out in a rent pressure zone since Feb 2018 so coming up on 2 years. It is rented under the Homeless HAP scheme and fully paid for by the scheme (tenant not contributing anything directly)
    I know generally in an RPZ, rents are not permitted to increase more than 4% per annum, however with the state payments, can they be increased at all?
    We haven't sought any increase since Feb 2018 and I cannot find any info on whether we can look for an increase from the scheme or if we want to try to increase the rent, will it have to be only directly from the tenant.

    Basically - do State payments ever increase?

    Thanks
    S
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  • #2
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 23,288 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    You can seek a rent increase, follow the rules, notice in writing etc.


  • #3
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,347 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Seek rent increase as per normal rules.
    Go into the RTB site. Type in the lease start date, rent etc and it tells you the max you can increase.

    4% rule applies.

    The tenant then has to approach the Homeless HAP section and explain the increase.
    They adjust the figures and the tenant continues paying the adjusted % or as agreed between them.

    A friend just issued an increase back in September to a Homeless HAPP tenant. Due to start on the 1st December so in theory he should see the increase payment in the end of December’s payment.


  • #4
    Munstermissy
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭Munstermissy


    I have a HAP tenant and I have not increased the rent since she moved in. I see on my local county council site that the HAP has increased. Do I approach the council or does my tenant for an increase?


  • #5
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,347 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Munstermissy wrote: »
    I have a HAP tenant and I have not increased the rent since she moved in. I see on my local county council site that the HAP has increased. Do I approach the council or does my tenant for an increase?

    You issue the tenant with the rent increase as per the RTB rules.
    They then go talk to the hap section.


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