Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the current rent allowance limits in Bray, County Wicklow, which were revised following a meeting between the Health Service Executive and her officials following the nationwide review of rent allowance limits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12136/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The new maximum rent limits which came into force on 1 January 2012 are in line with the most up to date market data available. The emphasis of the rent limit review was to ensure that value for money is achieved whilst at the same time ensuring that people on rent supplement are not priced out of the market for private rented accommodation. The analysis of the rental market for Wicklow carried out by the Department found that rental prices for Bray were having a distorting effect on the prices for Wicklow as a whole. Accordingly, for the purpose of establishing rent limits for Co. Wicklow, Bray was excluded and the Department indicated that this area would be managed separately.

Department officials have now carried out a separate analysis of the rental market in the Bray, Delganey and Greystones area. Local rent limits are now in place and are set out in the tabular statement.

Tabular statement

Rent Supplement Rent limits for Bray, Greystones and Delgany