Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a new social housing support. HAP will replace Rent Supplement for those with a long term housing need.
Am I eligible to apply?
Persons applying for HAP must be a qualified housing applicant(s) before they can apply. Click here for information on applying for council housing.
How does it work?
If you are eligible as an approved housing applicant, you must find your own private rented accommodation (within specific rent caps). The Local Authority will pay the landlord directly and the tenant will pay a rent to the local authority based on the differential rent scheme. The rent will be based on your weekly household income and works in a similar way to the differential rents charged for local authority houses.
See the attached Tenant & Landlord documents below for more detailed information.
HAP Shared Services Centre
Contact: 061 556600
Press option 1 for landlords
Press option 2 for tenants
HAP Limerick
HAP General Queries 061 556200
Please note that HAP Limerick only deals with HAP queries relating to the area of Limerick City & County.
For general queries not relating to payments please contact your Local Authority.