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Fri 06 Jun 2010Government to cut rent supplements to landlords
THE RENT supplement paid by the Government to the landlords of tenants claiming social welfare payments is to be cut by up to one-third. The decreases reflect the collapse in rental values in parts of the country where there is a glut of housing as a result of the boom.
The counties where the supplement will decrease by the maximum amount are Leitrim, Longford, Cavan, Roscommon and Monaghan, where tax incentives have left a number of ghost estates.
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