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Coffey insists there will be no increase on rent supplement

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Housing Minister Paudie Coffey has said there will be no increase to the rent supplement - despite the Government's pledge to tackle homelessness. Paudie Coffey was speaking after last night’s homelessness forum - which saw the Coalition offer half of Dublin's local authority housing units…

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Rent supplements to be increased in certain cases under new plan to prevent homelessness

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Families at risk of losing their privately-rented homes will have rent supplement payments increased and possibly extended for a short period under a new plan to prevent homelessness. The protocol agreed within the four Dublin local authority areas will allow the Department of Social Protection…

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Almost 90,000 waiting on social housing

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Latest figures from the Department of the Environment show there are almost 90,000 families waiting for social housing. The Government says it will address the issue by providing 5,000 new housing units next year. There are fewer families on the waiting list than there…

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Most PRTB cases relate to landlords retaining deposits

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Most of the cases dealt with by the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) last year related to landlords retaining deposits. The board’s annual report, published yesterday, revealed that 37 per cent of applications dealt with deposit retention and it remained the most common reason for…

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Payment of rent allowance to be handed over to local authorities

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The responsibility for the payment of rent allowance is to be handed over to local authorities in seven areas from next January, the Minister of State for Housing has confirmed. In an interview with The Irish Times, Jan O’Sullivan said the Limerick joint authority (formerly Limerick city and…

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Government change rules on rent allowance

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The Government is to allow Social Welfare recipients who have been receiving Rent Supplement for more than 18 months to work full-time without losing the entire subsidy. Ministers said in a statement that the transfer from Rent Supplement to a new Housing Assistance Payment…

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Plans to solve mortgage crisis won't work, insist MABS

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The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) have insisted that government plans to solve the mortgage crisis won’t work. In a new report, MABS found that the typical struggling homeowner in arrears is older than many experts previously thought, casting doubt on the official split…

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Changes to Mortgage Interest Supplement – June 2012

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The Department of Social Protection have announced changes to the Mortgage Interest Supplement. These changes will only affect applications recieved by the Department on or after 18th June 2012. Frequently Asked Questions What is the most recent change to the eligibility criteria for Mortgage…

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Private rents fall by 0.9% in April

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Private rents have fallen by 0.9% in the month of April – the first monthly decline in 2012, according to the latest figures from the CSO. The year-to-year index of rents is still up 2.2% but that is below the 4% increase recorded overall since…

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Government may use utility bills to track down household charge avoiders

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The government is reported to be considering the possibility of using utility bills to track down the 1.2 million homeowners who have not yet paid the €100 household charge. With the deadline for payment of March 31st looming ever larger, just under 400,000 people have…

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