Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 237: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in receipt of rent supplement that have been receiving the payment for the following time periods: less than six months; 6-18 months; and over 18 months. [36943/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The following tabular statement shows the current number of rent supplement recipients by claim duration. It should be noted that the table relates to unbroken continuous claims and that the duration spent at a previous address is not be taken into account in these statistics. However, an in-depth analysis indicates that there are over 51,400 recipients who have been in receipt of rent supplement for over 18 months.

TABULAR STATEMENT

Recipients of Rent Supplement by Claim Duration (18 November 2011)

(1) This represents unbroken continuous claims only. Where recipients change address, the claim at the new address may be recorded as a new claim and the duration spent at the previous address may not be taken into account in these statistics.

(2) Claims with duration of precisely 6 months are recorded under the 6 to 12 months heading, claims with duration of precisely 18 months are recorded under the over 18 months heading.