The amounts you've quoted can differ from county to county. The maximum rent limits are included in the following DSFA document. If a person applies for Rent Supplement (which is the proper term for the payment - Rent Allowance is a different scheme altogether), and the rent ceiling for their family size is below what a landlord is charging, then the tenant doesn't qualify (there may be odd exceptions to this - e.g. large family requiring extra bedrooms). Might be of use to landlords and tenants reading the thread.
The Maximum Rent Limits, set by the Dept of Social & Family Affairs are reviewed every 18 months. The next review (and new limits) is due in July 2008.
So (correct me if i'm wrong) I have a 3 bed house I'll soon be letting and having spoken to a landlord with lots of property, she tells me you can have disastrous tenants from any background and sw can be fine-everyone's uniqe so I have nothing against sw in principle but if I set the rent at 1200 I can get a 2 child family in but if I set it at 1201 or more I can't? Is that right?
In a nutshell, yes, you're right. If the rent charged is greater than 1200 per calendar month (assuming you're in the greater Dublin Area), the tenant will not qualify for Rent Supplement. Bear in mind that the tenant may be refused Rent Supplement for reasons other than the amount of rent charged by you (e.g. their income).
The maximum rent limits will be reviewed from July 2008.
Yes, fair points indeed. Unfortunately for RS recipients it appears difficult to find accomodation in many areas that can be covered solely by the RS payment.Yes, it has been done, although it is an offence to give false or misleading information (stated on the application form for rent supplement).
CWOs will have a good idea of the levels of rent in their area so may well spot an artificially lowered amount fairly quickly.
If a landlord were to reduce the amount on the form (using your figures as an example rent 1300, stated 1200), any rent supplement the tenant receives is based on 1200 and the tenant would have to make up the €100 pcm difference. If the tenant is on Social Welfare, this might be difficult for them to do and lead to rent arrears.
I have a property up for rent at the moment and about 70% of the calls I'm getting to view it are from people asking do I take rent allowance. I'm not sure what to tell them as I don't fully understand how much these tennants are entitled to from the state and where does the rest of the money come from.
My present point of view is that these tennants would be less desireable due to the fact that -
- If they are on rent allowance, they don't work, and therefore, where do they get the balance of the money, over and above what the state pays them.
- Whilst I'll certainly get the state portion of the rent, I could end up chasing the balance every month from the tennant.
Am I misguided in this assumption about rent allowance tennants?
Any experience/advice greatly appreciated.
A friend of mine who rents out some property told me that a single mother with 2 kids can get 1187 per month in rent allowance. He charges 1200 so the woman only needs to make up €13 of a shortfall.
Id say a lot of the cases the woman isnt a single mother anyhow so there'll be another income there to help her out.
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