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Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 June 2014

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

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Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

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93. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons currently in receipt of rent allowance broken down by county. [27427/14]

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The Government has provided over €344 million for the rent supplement scheme in 2014, the purpose of which is to provide short-term income support to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible people living in private rented accommodation who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources. There are currently approximately 76,000 customers in receipt of rent supplement. The tabular statement provides the detail of the number of recipients on a county basis at the end of May 2014.

Tabular Statement - Rent Supplement Recipients by County – May 2014

County

Recipients

CARLOW

1,088

CAVAN

424

CLARE

1,464

CORK

8,736

DONEGAL

1,948

DUBLIN

28,431

GALWAY

3,794

KERRY

1,845

KILDARE

3,842

KILKENNY

1,204

LAOIS

1,037

LEITRIM

344

LIMERICK

2,830

LONGFORD

465

LOUTH

2,361

MAYO

1,723

MEATH

1,855

MONAGHAN

375

OFFALY

1,085

ROSCOMMON

711

SLIGO

485

TIPPERARY

2,019

WATERFORD

1,484

WESTMEATH

1,540

WEXFORD

2,920

WICKLOW

2,227

Total

76,237

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