Rent Allowance help

aislingor

Hi,
Does anyone know how much rent allowance we would get.
There is me, my partner and 2 kids aged 15 and 6.
I work part-time and get E160 per week, and I get job seekers allowance E180 per week.
My partner is on Disability allowance and gets E188 per week.

I cant work it out at all.
Thanks

curlzy

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/calculating_rent_supplement.html

You should ask your Community Welfare Officer. They can tell you what you might be entitled to.

edellc

aislingor wrote: »

Hi,
Does anyone know how much rent allowance we would get.
There is me, my partner and 2 kids aged 15 and 6.
I work part-time and get E160 per week, and I get job seekers allowance E180 per week.
My partner is on Disability allowance and gets E188 per week.

I cant work it out at all.
Thanks

http://www.welfare.ie/en/schemes/supplementarywelfareallowance/pages/rentsupplement.aspx

depends where you live tbh, but you need to be within the rental limits for your area and for your circumstances, link above has it all and if you scroll down there is a grid which outlines what I have said

go to your local CWO and get the forms for you LL to fill in, but they are strict regarding your rent it must be within the limits, also apply for council housing, and they say you must be renting for 6 out of the last 12 months or in need of social housing - sometimes both depends where you are, but check out the link and go to your CWO