Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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In the case of five or six people renting together, it would be normal that only one of those renters would be in receipt of rent allowance. We have changed the system to require, from this year, that the person receiving rent allowance makes an equivalent contribution to what he or she would be paying in a local authority house. Therefore, we have addressed that issue. If the Senator is suggesting that four people sharing a house are undeclared, I request she provide that information to the -----