Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 399: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if or when it is expected to offer rent support with or without their child in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has already been accepted along with one child as eligible on the approved housing list, details of which have been furnished to her Department; if the extent of their suffering and hardship during the past 15 months is recognised; if rent support approval is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19965/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned has been consistently informed that an entitlement to rent supplement can only exist when the rent sought has been reduced to the limit for a single person in self-contained accommodation. The necessary documentation has already been provided by the Department in order to facilitate this process. Alternatively, the person concerned can appeal the original refusal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.