Private Rented Accommodation

Thursday, 2 December 2010

Questions (142)

Richard Bruton

Question:

142 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average rent granted to persons on the rental accommodation scheme and the aggregate value of the rents collected. [45755/10]

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Minister of State at the Department of the Environment; Heritage and Local Government (Deputy Michael Finneran)

Under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), households pay a contribution towards their rent to the local authority. The level of contribution is determined by the local authority by reference to each authority's Differential Rent Scheme, and will vary from authority to authority. Over time this contribution will vary to take into account changes in the income and family circumstances of the household concerned.