Bill On Removing HAP As Income In Civil Legal Aid Assessments Comes Before The Seanad Today.

Monday, 31 May 2021 11:29

The bill has been tabled by Sinn Fein Senator, Lynn Boylan.

A bill seeking to remove Housing Assistance Payments in assessment of income when applying for civil legal aid is being debated in the Seanad tonight.

The bill has been tabled by Sinn Fein Senator, Lynn Boylan.

There are, currently, 2,398 active HAP tenancies in Kildare, and 59,821, nationwide.

HAP payments go directly to landlords, and not the tenant.

If anyone in receipt of the payment applies for civil legal aid, HAP is counted as part of their income.

Senator Boylan, speaking to Kildare Today, outlines why this is problematic.

Senator Boylan joined Clem Ryan on Monday's edition of the programme, where they began by discussing congregation of people in various urban locations across Ireland over the weekend.

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