HAP tenants struggling to buy food after paying rent top-ups to landlords, committee hears

HAP tenants struggling to buy food after paying rent top-ups to landlords, committee hears
There are currently 100,000 tenancies subsidised by the State, which is a third of all tenancies in the rental market.
By Press Association
Tuesday 15 Dec 2020, 8:11 PM
Dec 15th 2020, 8:11 PM
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Threshold CEO John Mark McCafferty
Threshold CEO John Mark McCafferty
TENANTS RECEIVING RENT supplement payments are struggling to pay bills and buy food because they have to pay top-ups to landlords, a committee has heard.
People in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (Hap) are having to fork out between €100 to €500 each month to landlords as State payments fall short of rental costs.

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