Landlord details in Part 8 of Rent Allowance Form

A person I know wants to live with me in my own house as a lodger for a few months (I am not in a relationship with the person). The person wants to claim rent allowance. I have no problem with this in principle. I have checked the Department of Social Protection rent allowance form (SWA RS1) and have a few questions.

Is the same form used whether the person is a tenant taking a lease on a property for their own use or is a person sharing a house?

Part 8 of the form requests details of other residents, including the PPS number and weekly gross income. I like to keep my financial details private if at all possible. I understand that I can give some details separately (section 13 and above) but is there some way I can not earnings information into the form?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Imperator said:

Part 8 of the form requests details of other residents, including the PPS number and weekly gross income.

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I've never heard of this. Can you scan the form. I've had to fill out forms for tenant's as a landlord but was never asked for details like that, but then again, I'm not living in the property and no other tenant would be.

Hi Bronte, thanks for your reply.

I don't have the paper form to hand but I checked on line and it is available if you Google 'social welfare RS1' - it's the first item that appears in the search results. It's also online at http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Rent-Supplement.aspx. I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks

You do not need to provide income details for your tenant in this situation.

The information on part 8 of the form is targeted towards persons who might have a liability towards the rent - for example an adult son or daughter living with a parent would be expected to contribute towards the rent, so if the parent applies for rent supplement, the son/daughter's income details would be pertinent to the claim.

Hi gipimann,

Thanks for the reply. I will leave Section 8 blank. Is there any way that I can confirm that although we are in the same accomodation I am not a person who might have a liability towards my lodger's rent? Would a cover letter be appropriate in this case?

Thanks.

You will be the declaring yourself as the landlord so that should suffice as a disclaimer.

You may be asked as landlord to supply proof of ownership of the property, so that should also confirm that the income information on part 8 of the form doesn't apply to you.

Thanks for the information. That's really helpful.