Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

People put down on paper that the rent is €120, but I am aware - as is everybody here, because we see it every day - that their rent is actually €130, €140 or €150. They are paying that differential out of their own pockets, on top of the minimum contribution of up to €50 for a couple. In many cases they are paying that out of the lowest social welfare payment, namely, supplementary welfare allowance.