Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 June 2014
69. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange for the immediate restoration of rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24890/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraPayments of Rent Supplement to the person concerned were re-instated following the previous suspension, as the Deputy contacted the Rents Unit on 9th May 2014 to assure them that the person concerned had lodged an application with Dublin City Council for a Housing Needs Assessment, and that it was being processed. The Rents Unit wrote to the person concerned to advise him that evidence of this application should be provided to the Department by 31st May 2014. As the Rents Unit had received no contact from the person concerned by this date, his payment was again suspended from 2nd June 2014.
Following enquiries by an officer of this Department to Dublin City Council, it has now been confirmed that an application for a Housing Needs Assessment from the person concerned was eventually lodged on 26th May 2014. The Council also confirmed that documentary evidence of this had been provided to the person concerned to enable his Rent Supplement payments to continue; however he did not furnish this evidence to the Rents Unit. On this basis, payments of Rent Supplement to the person concerned have now been re-instated.
