Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 November 2013
228. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Westmeath in receipt of rent supplement; the number in each rate category; and their place of residence. [48355/13]
View answerThe purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. There are approximately 81,000 rent supplement recipients for which the Government has provided over €403 million for 2013. There are currently 1,586 recipients of rent supplement in County Westmeath.
Information on rate categories is not available. A breakdown of the location of rent supplement recipients in County Westmeath is provided in the following tabular statement.
Rent Supplement recipients in County Westmeath by location (October 2013):
|
Location |
Recipients |
|
Mullingar |
659 |
|
Athlone |
551 |
|
Moate |
106 |
|
Kinnegad |
73 |
|
Castlepollard |
32 |
|
Killucan |
30 |
|
Tyrrellspass |
12 |
|
Other |
123 |
|
Total |
1,586 |
