Rent supplement continues to play a key role in supporting families and individuals in private rented accommodation, with the scheme currently supporting 19,570 recipients at the end of April 2021.
The scheme provides short-term income 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. The scheme ensures that those who were renting, but whose circumstances have changed due to temporary loss of employment or income, can continue to meet their rental commitments.
Rent supplement recipients by county is provided in the attached tabular statement.
I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
Tabular Statement
County
|
No. of recipients - end April 2021
|
CARLOW
|
194
|
CAVAN
|
204
|
CLARE
|
142
|
CORK
|
2,355
|
DONEGAL
|
159
|
DUBLIN
|
9,962
|
GALWAY
|
836
|
KERRY
|
777
|
KILDARE
|
899
|
KILKENNY
|
158
|
LAOIS
|
123
|
LEITRIM
|
65
|
LIMERICK
|
481
|
LONGFORD
|
72
|
LOUTH
|
171
|
MAYO
|
309
|
MEATH
|
331
|
MONAGHAN
|
129
|
OFFALY
|
76
|
ROSCOMMON
|
125
|
SLIGO
|
154
|
TIPPERARY
|
184
|
WATERFORD
|
136
|
WESTMEATH
|
388
|
WEXFORD
|
424
|
WICKLOW
|
716
|
TOTAL
|
19,570
|