Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27726/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned is seeking rent supplement at a rate to cover both himself and his child. In cases where parents have joint custody of a child, the needs of both parents to have adequate accommodation to look after the child are taken into account when an application for a rent supplement is being determined. However, as the child is already accommodated with his mother, he has been requested to reduce the rate to the limit applied for a single person in Kildare. The person concerned can be facilitated when this reduction has taken place.