Overview Rent supplement was paid to persons in private rented property who cannot meet the rental costs from their income and resources. Rent supplement is geared in such a way to ensure that income does not fall below an absolute minimum. It is effectively the basic social welfare rate less a notional rental allowance. The accommodation must be suitable for the needs of the applicant. […]
Cost Rental dwellings The owner of a dwelling may apply to the Minister to designate it as a cost rental dwelling. The Minister has the power to prescribe the format of such an application, including the allowable costs to be used when calculating the cost-covering rent. The application process includes two distinct periods: the ‘cost calculation period’ of at least 30 years, which is the […]
Overview The 2014 Act introduced a new scheme for housing assistance payments (HAP). It covers rent payable by households who qualify for social housing support, for private rented accommodation. The household sources the accommodation itself. Households who qualify for social housing support and are long-term recipients of rent supplements from the Department of Social Protection transferred to the new housing assistance payments scheme. Housing Assistance Payment […]
Decontrolled Property Rent Allowance Rent allowance is paid to tenants of properties decontrolled by the Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Acts 1982. In order to qualify, the person must have been a tenant on that day, subject to rent control. They must be entitled to remain as tenants. The rent must be fixed by the District Court or Rent Tribunal. The landlord must register the tenancy. […]
Incremental Purchase Scheme The 2009 legislation provided for an incremental purchase scheme. Under the scheme, the title to the house is transferred to the occupiers, with the housing authority retaining part of the unpurchased equity. The objective is that this should decline over time. The local authorities have the first option to purchase the property upon sale, as to the part of its value not […]
Rental Accommodation Scheme The 2009 Act Chapter 4 provides the legislative basis for the rental accommodation scheme. Under the scheme, owners may make houses available to housing authorities for agreed periods for letting to qualified tenants nominated by the Authority in accordance with the Housing Authority’s allocation scheme. The Housing Authority pays the rent, and the tenant pays an income-based contribution to the Housing Authority. […]