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Can I claim rent allowance NOW for the past 4 years?

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  • 11-02-2011 12:08am
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    MissJustice
    Registered Users Posts: 153 ✭✭


    Would anyone know if I can send in the forms, and claim rent allowance for the past 4 years now?


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    xkariex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 223 ✭✭xkariex


    No, you can only claim it back for when you started applying ! Sure otherwise everyone could do that yano...


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    MissJustice
    Registered Users Posts: 153 ✭✭MissJustice


    I have never claimed it in the past, but am wondering after the budget of 2010, and all that, can I claim rent allowance back since 2007?


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    MRLAZY
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭MRLAZY


    I wouldnt think so...............


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    colsku
    Registered Users Posts: 301 ✭✭colsku


    Maybe


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    goat2
    Registered Users Posts: 4,939 ✭✭✭goat2


    MissJustice wrote: »
    Would anyone know if I can send in the forms, and claim rent allowance for the past 4 years now?
    you would have to go back to landlord and get a letter with your starting date until today, and i cant see you getting your rent allowance back dated that much


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    countknickers
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭countknickers


    MissJustice wrote: »
    Would anyone know if I can send in the forms, and claim rent allowance for the past 4 years now?

    Hi MissJustice,

    Do you mean Rent Allowance as in Social Welfare or Rent Relief as in your Taxes??

    If it is the later then yes you can.


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    Senna
    Registered Users Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    goat2 wrote: »
    you would have to go back to landlord and get a letter with your starting date until today, and i cant see you getting your rent allowance back dated that much

    edit; this post relates to rent relief.

    Its very very simple, no letters etc needed, you dont even need exact dates, i claimed for 3 previous years and of course i couldn't remember the dates i moved in or out, so i just guessed. Seen i had been renting continually, it didn't really mater.
    You can do it all at www.revenue.ie
    Dont forget to claim for refuse collection too.


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