Rent allowance - Should I let them pay with it?

Funnily enough this information is actually on their website.

Thanks Clubman

first off, i most definitely haven't got a chip on my shoulder , my family have a roof over their heads , we're comfortable enough and very happy where we are so i've no reason for any chip on my shoulder already said why we chose the RA option and yes I do work

collie said:

I also dont agree with your statement that if landlords dont accept R/A the are not paying tax. Oh come on get real, how difficult would it be for revenue to scroll though the papers and take note of ads with no R/A accepted. Big chip on your shoulder dude. Could someone in the legal profession answer the questing about court proceedings please.

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perhaps the revenue have been trawling the papers and are saving it for a rainy day????? LOL

but seriously , i'm not saying all LL who don't accept it are avoiding tax i'm merely suggesting that i imagine a large majority of them are as they are trying to keep "as invisible as possible" to the tax man and to be honest it's not that far of the truth from talking to a few LL i know

PS: heres a brief description of the equal status act (pay paticular attention to the family status part) that anyone could bring against a landlord or anyone if they wished and had good reason , refusal to accept RA would most definitely fit that criteria.

EQAULITY AUTHORITY said:

• The Acts relate to discrimination based on the following 9 grounds: Gender, Marital Status, Family Status, Age, Race, Religion, Disability, Sexual Orientation, Membership of the Traveller community.
• The Acts apply to people who:
  1. Buy and sell a wide variety of goods,
  2. Use or provide a wide range of services,
  3. Obtain or dispose of accommodation,
  4. Attend at, or are in charge of, educational establishments,
  5. There are separate provisions on discriminatory clubs.
• However all complaints must relate to at least one of the 9 discriminatory grounds listed in the previous point.

NOTE: Please note that the above points are intended only as a very brief summary of the main provision of the Acts and should not be relied upon as a legal document. There are many other provisions and exemptions under the legislation.

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"Family status" can not be stretched to cover things like whether the family is on RA or not. It is very explicitly defined in the legislation and refers to being pregnant, having a child/children or being the carer of someone who's disabled. That's all.

‘‘family status’’ means being pregnant or having responsibility—

(a) as a parent or as a person in loco parentis in relation to a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, or

(b) as a parent or the resident primary carer in relation to a person of or over that age with a disability which is of such a nature as to give rise to the need for care or support on a continuing, regular or frequent basis,

and, for the purposes of paragraph (b), a primary carer is a resident
primary carer in relation to a person with a disability if the primary
carer resides with the person with the disability;

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and i think you'll find that the large majority of people on RA would be unemployed people or single mothers

miju said:

and i think you'll find that the large majority of people on RA would be unemployed people or single mothers

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Quite possibly. The point I'm making is simply that any case taken under the "family status" component of the equal status legislation would have to relate to discrimination on the grounds that they were a single mother, not on the grounds they were on RA. Hence simply saying "no RA tenants" is not illegal under this legislation.

Madisona, T ax is self compliant...u declare yur own taxes. It aint the Social Welfares job to investigate if u are registered or pay appropriate tax...Irrelevant to them. Seperate departments,roles etc. Tho in theory I know what yur saying and id agree but that sounds like a utopia..