Rent Increases Hit Westmeath Council Tenants

Carers allowance is counted as income in Westmeath’s rent calculations.

Westmeath County Council tenants are seeing rent increases of up to €60 per week.

Rents for some local authority tenants in the county are now higher than comparable rents in Dublin.

Carers’ allowance is counted as income in Westmeath’s rent calculations, unlike in some other juristictions.

Labour Councillor Denis Leonard says rents could rise even more sharply from 2027, when the current €60 weekly increase cap will no longer apply: 

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