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Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 January 2015

Thursday, 22 January 2015

Ceisteanna (45)

Eamonn Maloney

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45. Deputy Eamonn Maloney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the number of recipients of rent supplement in each county. [3118/15]

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The rent supplement scheme provides 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. There are approximately 71,500 rent supplement recipients for which the Government has provided over €298 million for 2015. Rent supplement recipients by county are provided in the tabular statement.

Tabular Statement: Rent Supplement Recipients by County, End December 2014

COUNTY

RECIPIENTS

CARLOW

1,086

CAVAN

414

CLARE

1,336

CORK

8,273

DONEGAL

1,812

DUBLIN

26,453

GALWAY

3,591

KERRY

1,736

KILDARE

3,698

KILKENNY

1,011

LAOIS

1,008

LEITRIM

324

LIMERICK

2,461

LONGFORD

476

LOUTH

2,211

MAYO

1,619

MEATH

1,726

MONAGHAN

352

OFFALY

1,041

ROSCOMMON

687

SLIGO

451

TIPPERARY

1,961

WATERFORD

1,443

WESTMEATH

1,533

WEXFORD

2,700

WICKLOW

2,130

Total

71,533

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