Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)

The very reason the higher rate of HAP was made available in the first place was that the Minister and the Government recognised the need for that payment to do more, to help more and to make a difference in preventing homelessness.

I am not aware of the exact issue that could prevent somebody from accessing the higher rate. Of course, the last thing we want to do when designing something like this is create incentives that make it more difficult for somebody to move out of the terrible difficulties of being homeless. The best thing for me to do is follow up on that matter with the Minister for housing.

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