Rent allowance not accepted

The_Conductor

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

Report them.
When you rent you will be paying rent and deposit up front so the allowance being paid in arrears won't be an issue.
If the allowance is cut you will just have to pay more in cash.

If the allowance is cut- its likely the thresholds will be too- and landlord's are supposed to report tenants who abuse the system by paying cash topups (yes, I know its unlikely to happen, however it is the law). If allowances are cut- the Minister is assuming that rents will be reduced by a commensurate amount (rightly or wrongly). In practice- many landlords will just decide to abondon taking RA tenants- and rent privately instead- as they don't have to worry about rents being cut without any warning.

fasttalkerchat

smccarrick wrote: »

If the allowance is cut- its likely the thresholds will be too- and landlord's are supposed to report tenants who abuse the system by paying cash topups (yes, I know its unlikely to happen, however it is the law). If allowances are cut- the Minister is assuming that rents will be reduced by a commensurate amount (rightly or wrongly). In practice- many landlords will just decide to abondon taking RA tenants- and rent privately instead- as they don't have to worry about rents being cut without any warning.

Is it possible to rent a house on rent allowance only??

If you're working your hours can be cut with no notice so RA is often more secure.

murphaph

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

Is it possible to rent a house on rent allowance only??

If you're working your hours can be cut with no notice so RA is often more secure.

If you're working and your hours are cut you can opt to reduce your other outgoings and maintain the rent. If you're on RS and they cut the limits, you have to move out unless your LL reduces to match. Different kettle of fish.

riclad

IF the house is under the ra limit,for you ,its possible,to rent a house
eg its usually single parents,who rent a house .
AS in most areas,unless the rent is low, a single person could not afford to rent a house.eg the rent would be more than the rent allowance limit per month.
The last time i checked ,the ra limit for a single parent ,with one child ,
was 900 euro per month ,in dublin.
Every area has different ra limits,for single person,parents with children etc

SEE the ra limits here,

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/rent_supplement.html
They see to change the ra limits,every year.

fasttalkerchat

riclad wrote: »

IF the house is under the ra limit,for you ,its possible,to rent a house
eg its usually single parents,who rent a house .
AS in most areas,unless the rent is low, a single person could not afford to rent a house.eg the rent would be more than the rent allowance limit per month.
The last time i checked ,the ra limit for a single parent ,with one child ,
was 900 euro per month ,in dublin.
Every area has different ra limits,for single person,parents with children etc

SEE the ra limits here,

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/rent_supplement.html
They see to change the ra limits,every year.

Ah ok. The system is very different than in the North. Here the allowance something like £70 per week, however if you live with someone they reduce the allowance.
A single mother probably could get something for her allowance alone but it wouldn't be suitable for having a child in.
What most people are doing is putting the house in the womans name as a single parent and her fella pays the difference in cash. Most landlords want a deposit and first months rent in cash regardless of any allowances.