Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Service of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme.
The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 makes provision for the Department of Social of Family Affairs to supply the PRTB with whatever information is reasonably required by the Board to carry out its functions.
To that end, the Department provides details of new rent supplement payments to the PRTB on a quarterly basis to enable it identify tenancies that are not registered and to take any follow-up action necessary. The information supplied includes the tenant name and address, landlord or landlord's agent name and address and where available, the landlord's PPS Number.
The Department is committed to supporting the PRTB to ensure that over time, all tenancies that come with the area of rent supplementation comply with the statutory system of tenancy regulation and safeguards.