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Another rent allowance question

  • 12-10-2008 2:17pm
    #1
    ChickCool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭


    Hi guys, i have a friend who is a single mother,shes living at her mothers home which is qiuiet far from her work and shes miserable there.she doesnt have any savings to move into a place herself so i was wondering what the story with rent allowance is?ive heard that you have to be living in a place and able to prove you could pay the rent before you can apply for rent allowance?does anyone know how much rent allowance for a single parent taking full time care of a baby is?i know if she goes on a housing list she could be waiting years!also she would want to be living closer to her work i think rent allowance might not cover the amount, is she allowed to add money to the rent herself? like if rent allowance is 1100 and the place is 1200 can she just pay the 100 herself? thanks!


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  • #2
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    To be eligible for rent supplement you must meet certain criteria including being on the local authority housing list.
    For more information, go to www.citizensinformation.ie and search for 'rent supplement'


  • #3
    FX Meister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,217 ✭✭✭FX Meister


    She has to pay some herself as far as I know


  • #4
    ChickCool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭ChickCool


    Thanks for the replys-shes just trying to get on with her life the best she can and for her baby but it seems to be fairly hard to find out the info.it sounds like the people who are giving out the "help" can be very unpleasant and make you feel very small and they seem to change there minds so i thought id throw this out there to see if i can any help,thanks again


  • #5
    FX Meister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,217 ✭✭✭FX Meister


    Has she tried the citizens advice bureau?


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