The cost of living has been on the rise for the last year and many households are struggling to make ends meet.
On top of this, rents have skyrocketed across the country meaning many are paying huge amounts of their wages in rent. If you're struggling with paying your rent and having enough money to live on, there is a scheme in place to help.Rent Supplement is a payment from the social welfare that is a short term cash boost to help people pay rent.What exactly is Rent Supplement? Rent Supplement is a means-tested payment for certain people living in private rented accommodation who cannot provide for the cost of their accommodation from their own resources.
To meet the second condition, you can combine your time living in more than one rented accommodation to satisfy the six months .However, you will not qualify for Rent Supplement if you fit into the following conditions: How to apply for Rent Supplement To apply for the social welfare payment, you can fill in the application form, found here.You can check out all the details here.Read more: