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Rent allowance and the family implication!

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  • 18-07-2012 9:15am
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    madcharlie
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭


    Hi ,
    looking for a little advice if anyone can help, getting CONFLUSTERED on the SW site. From next week, I will be renting a room off my sister. I will be paying her €50 per week. She is basically doing me a favour as i am starting college in September as a mature student and she lives closer to the college. She has "kindly" told me this is a short term thing.
    If I can show that i am living with her for 6 months (ie, paying rent and on a bill), would I be eligible for rent allowance. I have been on jobseekers for the previous 9 months living at home, and will be getting Back to education allowance in September.
    I have heard that you are not eligible for Rent Allowance on the Back to Education Allowance unless you where already recieving it when you started college.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
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    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=861

    post question there, i'd imagine you'd get better responce/advice


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    madcharlie
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭madcharlie


    thanks , am new to this !!


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,404 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    I'm not sure if you can get rent allowance with a family member as landlord.


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    murphaph
    Registered Users Posts: 19,022 ✭✭✭✭murphaph


    Victor wrote: »
    I'm not sure if you can get rent allowance with a family member as landlord.
    It used to be possible (with some extra hoops to jump through) at least until 2005ish. Don't know if it still is.


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    [Deleted User]
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    my brother rents a room off me for the last two and half years. he has been unemployed for about 12 months(at different times) during these couple of years.
    when he was unemployed he got rent allowance cheques for me, now the amount did go down between 2010 and 2011, but i didnt mind!

    he didnt have any hassle applying, the welfare officer asked him if i was related, he told her i was his sister. nothing else asked!


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