Written answers

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Department of Social Protection

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Photo of Mick WallaceMick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will look at the case of a family (details supplied) in County Wexford which have been on the social housing list for a total of nine years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25866/13]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Department’s primary role in relation to the area of housing supports is the provision of income support through the rent supplement scheme for which the Government has provided a sum of over €403 million for 2013. The purpose of the scheme is to provide short-term income support to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible people living in private rented accommodation who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and who do not have accommodation available to them from another source. The overall aim is to provide short-term assistance and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes operated by the Exchequer.

The person concerned was previously in receipt of rent supplement from 24th August 2009 to 26th January 2013 when payment ceased as she was no longer occupying rented accommodation. The Department has no record of a current application for rent supplement from the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to reapply for rent supplement, her eligibility will be determined in the normal manner.

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