There are currently 93,800 persons in receipt of rent supplement, for which the Government have provided €436m in 2012. A table outlining the total number of recipients of rent supplement in each county and Dublin postal district is attached.
Rent Supplement Recipients by County and Dublin Postal District:
County
|
Recipients
|
CARLOW
|
|
1,339
|
CAVAN
|
|
641
|
CLARE
|
|
1,888
|
CORK
|
|
10,610
|
DONEGAL
|
|
2,712
|
DUBLIN (COUNTY)
|
6,115
|
|
DUBLIN 1
|
1,457
|
|
DUBLIN 2
|
274
|
|
DUBLIN 3
|
1,285
|
|
DUBLIN 4
|
390
|
|
DUBLIN 5
|
745
|
|
DUBLIN 6
|
1,828
|
|
DUBLIN 6W
|
457
|
|
DUBLIN 7
|
3,065
|
|
DUBLIN 8
|
2,570
|
|
DUBLIN 9
|
1,414
|
|
DUBLIN 10
|
414
|
|
DUBLIN 11
|
1,793
|
|
DUBLIN 12
|
1,141
|
|
DUBLIN 13
|
828
|
|
DUBLIN 14
|
349
|
|
DUBLIN 15
|
3,904
|
|
DUBLIN 16
|
486
|
|
DUBLIN 17
|
455
|
|
DUBLIN 18
|
501
|
|
DUBLIN 20
|
257
|
|
DUBLIN 22
|
1,671
|
|
DUBLIN 24
|
2,503
|
|
DUBLIN TOTAL
|
|
33,902
|
GALWAY
|
|
4,553
|
KERRY
|
|
2,233
|
KILDARE
|
|
4,416
|
KILKENNY
|
|
1,547
|
LAOIS
|
|
1,122
|
LEITRIM
|
|
401
|
LIMERICK
|
|
3,656
|
LONGFORD
|
|
540
|
LOUTH
|
|
2,679
|
MAYO
|
|
2,767
|
MEATH
|
|
2,584
|
MONAGHAN
|
|
418
|
OFFALY
|
|
1,288
|
ROSCOMMON
|
|
1,207
|
SLIGO
|
|
603
|
TIPPERARY
|
|
2,468
|
WATERFORD
|
|
1,968
|
WESTMEATH
|
|
1,611
|
WEXFORD
|
|
3,998
|
WICKLOW
|
|
2,667
|
TOTAL
|
|
93,818
|