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# Rent allowance

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Landlord fined €12,000 for refusing to accept rent allowance from Latvian woman
'I either have to leave the Defence Forces or stay and be homeless with my pregnant wife'
'It's soul-destroying, like going for a job interview once a week and every time you don’t get it'
'I'd love to help a struggling tenant, but if I did I'd be homeless myself'
Social welfare fraudster caught by facial recognition software is jailed
Landlord convicted of breaking the law after accepting rent supplement
Scrapping rent allowance for garda recruits will 'create friction' in ranks
What counties have the highest number of people on rent allowance?
Housing Bill dismissed as a 'ridiculous ploy' to make the government 'look better'
Dublin woman refusing to leave rental property until she can find a new affordable home
Good Samaritan saves mum and three kids from living in their car
'Time to put flesh on the bones of your policies': Heated exchanges in homeless debate
Woman sleeping in TD’s office accommodated after a Facebook appeal
Readers' Panel Part Two: What are you expecting from the Budget?
Call for inquiry after €32m in state rental deposits goes missing
Column: Dark, damp room or the street – this is the choice faced by many
Column: Landlords who don’t accept rent allowance are lazy – and classist