Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 April 2014
120. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if rent support will be restored in the interim in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15929/14]
View answerIn order to be eligible to receive rent supplement an applicant must be registered for housing with and have a Housing Needs Assessment carried out by their Local Housing Authority. A review of his claim was recently undertaken during which it came to light that there was no evidence of this requirement. Subsequently on 30th January 2014 a letter was issued to the person concerned from his Rents Unit informing him that he needed to provide this, and he was requested to respond by 28th February 2014. The letter also stated that failure to provide the information could result in further payments of his rent supplement being stopped. A response had still not been received by 3rd March 2014, and consequently his payment was suspended. Payments of rent supplement will be restored when the person concerned has complied with the requirement to provide proof of his Housing Needs Assessment.
