I was talking to a lady at work today whose daughter is in receipt of rent allowance. The daughter is renting in a well to do suburb in Dublin. The house is beautifully furnished with all the modern trappings.
The daughter has been on the Council waiting list for some time but is now in receipt of a letter from the Council offering her a house. She is not willing to accept this offer, as the property is in an area were crime is high etc.
To cut the story short, I foolishly had been under the illusion that if the Council found you a home you were obliged to accept it. Hence the TAX payer would no longer be forking out money for rent allowance.
Apparently not – if she does not accept the house she will continue to be in receipt of rent allowance and get to stay at the property of her choice.
If this is accurate than I find it absurd.
Could somebody please confirm?
The daughter has been on the Council waiting list for some time but is now in receipt of a letter from the Council offering her a house. She is not willing to accept this offer, as the property is in an area were crime is high etc.
To cut the story short, I foolishly had been under the illusion that if the Council found you a home you were obliged to accept it. Hence the TAX payer would no longer be forking out money for rent allowance.
Apparently not – if she does not accept the house she will continue to be in receipt of rent allowance and get to stay at the property of her choice.
If this is accurate than I find it absurd.
Could somebody please confirm?