Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 238: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent supplement has been reduced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12222/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Budget 2012 announced an increase in the minimum contribution paid by rent supplement customers. There was also an introduction of a new minimum contribution for two person households. The reduction in the rent supplement payable to the person concerned reflects the increase in the minimum contribution for a two person household.