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HAP in Laois

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  • 11-02-2018 9:06am
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    Karol_bil17
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    Is anyone here currently renting through HAP in Laois county council? The rent limit for Laois is listed as €580 per month for one/two adults and a child but what does that mean exactly? Is that the maximum support I could get if I qualified for HAP or that the rent can't be above this amount?


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    myshirt
    Registered Users Posts: 5,245 ✭✭✭myshirt


    Rent can't go beyond that amount. Means you must find a place to rent for that price or less. You then pay a contribution.


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    vectorvictor
    Registered Users Posts: 745 ✭✭✭vectorvictor


    myshirt wrote: »
    Rent can't go beyond that amount. Means you must find a place to rent for that price or less. You then pay a contribution.

    With HAP you are allowed exceed the threshold and pay the additional amount directly to the landlord as a topup this is one big difference over previous schemes.

    Some councils have the ability to exceed the maximum threshold on a case by case basis. I.e if you find somewhere for 950 they may well accept it but this mainly happens in rent pressure zones where rents for new tenants havent kept pace with the thresholds


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    Karol_bil17
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    But surely that can't be right. If it is then there's not a chance of finding a two bed for €580 and below. Cheapest place in Portlaoise €800 per month.


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    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Karol_bil17 wrote: »
    But surely that can't be right. If it is then there's not a chance of finding a two bed for €580 and below. Cheapest place in Portlaoise €800 per month.

    It's an assistance payment, you'll have to fund some of it yourself.


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