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Rent allowance/supplement - Topping Up

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  • 18-05-2016 6:41pm
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    thebutlerdidit
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭


    Whats the legal point of view of tenants topping up their SW payment such as rental allowance/supplement etc?

    I have a house up for rent at the moment and lot of people asking about it even though its well above the local maximum rate for such payments

    As a landlord am i breaking any laws by allowing this?


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    #2
    1moreyr
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭1moreyr


    If they go on HAP they are allowed top up their payments. There is a limit but tenant is allowed pay the rest themselves. They have to declare what rent they are paying and I think one of the aims with this is that the social will know about the payments so landlords will have to declare it.


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    athtrasna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,420 ✭✭✭✭athtrasna


    You're only breaking the law if you falsify a contract stating the rent is less than you're charging.


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