Submitted by jotoole on July 23, 2012 - 12:38
In a statement today, the Wicklow Housing Action Campaign announced that it will be protesting outside Anne Ferris TD’s local office in Bray, tomorrow (Monday) morning at 9.30am.
The Housing Action Campaign will be calling on the local TD to use her influence in government to reverse the new Rent Allowance caps.
Submitted by cboyd on June 26, 2012 - 23:12
The government is reducing rent supplement.
Everyone must now pay at least €30 a week towards rent in private accommodation. But on top of that, there are new maximum rent caps.
If you live in the Dublin area, for example, the maximum rent you are allowed is €475 a month for a single person. Once you deduct your own contribution of €120 a month, the social welfare will only provide you with €355.
But remember this is the maximum.
