On Air Now

Overnight Music

Midnight - 7:00am

  • 045 901 490
  • 0833-979797

Now Playing

The Commitments

Mustang Sally

Kildare Landlords Wont Lose Medical Cards When Renting Out A Room To A Student

Pensioners and tenants will be able to earn 14,000 euro from renting a room without fear of losing access to their medical card.

Those with medical cards no longer have to worry about losing them if they rent a room to a college student

The Government is set to extend the income threshold disregard for the Rent A Room scheme, which now also applies to local authority tenants.

Pensioners and tenants will be able to earn 14,000 euro from renting a room without fear of losing access to their medical card.

Fine Gael Senator for Limerick, Maria Byrne says they are working to build more student accommodation also:

More from Local News

Stay tuned to Kfm!

Get the Kfm Apps for you phone, tablet or smart speaker...

Kfm Kildare Weather

  • Sat

    Heavy Rain

    13°C

  • Sun

    Medium-level cloud

    15°C

  • Mon

    Heavy Rain

    13°C

  • Tue

    Heavy rain shower

    14°C