{"id":7689,"date":"2019-07-09T09:59:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T08:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svp.matrix-test.com\/article\/hap-top-ups-are-putting-families-at-risk-of-homelessness-say-two-charities-in-new-report\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T15:32:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:32:03","slug":"hap-top-ups-are-putting-families-at-risk-of-homelessness-say-two-charities-in-new-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svp.ie\/news\/hap-top-ups-are-putting-families-at-risk-of-homelessness-say-two-charities-in-new-report\/","title":{"rendered":"HAP top-ups are putting families at risk of homelessness, say two charities in new report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Survey also finds enforcement on substandard accommodation is lacking<\/h3>\n

The gap between Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) and rents in the private rental sector is putting more families at risk of homelessness, according to a new survey from two charities involved in the sector.<\/p>\n

While HAP is intended to help families secure a place to live, the reality is that HAP limits are insufficient to allow many on low incomes to secure, private rental accommodation, say the housing charity Threshold<\/a> and the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP).<\/p>\n

Recipients of HAP are allowed to top-up the payment, once the total rent they pay doesn\u2019t exceed 30% of their net income. But this new survey, entitled \u2018Housing Assistance Payment (HAP): Making the right impact?\u2019\u00a0carried out jointly by the two charities has found that 20% of the tenants surveyed were paying more than the 30% limit, with 10% paying more than 40% of their net income on rent.<\/p>\n