Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Questions (341)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Question:

341. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Meath in receipt of rent supplement, the number in each rate category and their place of residence. [49187/13]

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Minister for Social Protection

The 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 1,981 recipients of rent supplement in County Meath. Information on rate categories is not available. A breakdown of recipients by area is provided in the following tabular statement.

Rent Supplement recipients in County Meath by location (October 2013):

Location	Recipients
Navan	701
Kells	293
Trim	154
Ashbourne	138
Athboy	116
Bettystown	95
Ratoath	55
Ballivor	39
Laytown	35
Dunboyne	35
Dunshaughlin	34
Enfield	22
Other Areas	264
Total	1,981