Fewer than half of renters in Cork claimed tax credit in 2023

The renters' tax credit is 20% of your rent payments for the year up to a maximum of €750 for an individual and €1,500 for a couple

In many counties the figures suggest that of the number of households recorded in the Census as renting from a private landlord, the number of claimants for the tax credit last year was around half that figure. File picture

More than half of Cork tenants entitled to claim the renters' tax credit last year failed to do so.

While Census 2022 found that 37,618 households were renting from private landlords, just 15,266 Cork-based residents claimed the €500 tax credit.