PQ 118
117 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that rent supplement recipients have had their rent supplement withdrawn or decreased on the grounds that they have refused an offer of social housing despite a policy being in place across local authorities which allows for a person to make two refusals without negative repercussions; her view on whether it is unfair and inconsistent for community welfare officers to penalise these persons in view of the fact that local authorities recognise that there can be very legitimate grounds for a refusal of a social housing offer; and whether she will issue all CWOs with a directive that they must not penalise rent supplement recipients in this way. [33600/11]
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117 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that rent supplement recipients have had their rent supplement withdrawn or decreased on the grounds that they have refused an offer of social housing despite a policy being in place across local authorities which allows for a person to make two refusals without negative repercussions; her view on whether it is unfair and inconsistent for community welfare officers to penalise these persons in view of the fact that local authorities recognise that there can be very legitimate grounds for a refusal of a social housing offer; and whether she will issue all CWOs with a directive that they must not penalise rent supplement recipients in this way. [33600/11]
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