Parents who pay rent for children at third-level entitled to €500 tax credit 

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said the extension of the tax credit to parents is a 'welcome development' 

Parents who pay rent for their children in third-level education will now be entitled to the renter's tax credit, under proposals agreed today.

Minister Paschal Donohoe and Minister Simon Harris have extended the rental tax credit to parents who pay rent for their children attending college, and where the student is in a tenancy registered with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). Mr Harris said: