Clare’s Senator is calling for the Housing Assistance Payment scheme to be increased significantly, to help those struggling to access social housing.
Under HAP, local authorities will make a monthly payment to a landlord on a tenant’s behalf, while the tenant pays a weekly contribution towards the rent to the local authority.
The Housing Minister says a review of the scheme needs more time but that Clare is not performing badly with HAP, with 1,272 tenants on the scheme here.
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However, Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway feels the criteria for the scheme must be raised to help people struggling to pay rent.
