Written answers
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Department of Social Protection
Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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643. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35183/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned applied for Rent Supplement under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) Scheme.
The application was refused on the grounds that her income is in excess of the SWA guidelines and, consequently, she does not qualify for rent supplement. She was advised of her right to appeal this decision.
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