Almost half of Rent Supplement clients pay rent ‘top ups’ to landlords

Almost half of rent supplement clients are paying ‘top up’ money to landlords to retain their tenancy, according to a survey by housing rights group Threshold.

The study of 125 people carried out in Dublin, Cork, and Galway last January found that 47% were making top-up payments, while a similar survey of 133 rent supplement recipients carried out in June found that 44% were making top up payments.

Of those questioned for the June survey: