The Taoiseach has suggested the rent credit announced in Budget 2023 is a permanent measure.
In October, it was announced renters can claim a €500 credit for the years 2022 to 2025 but it appears that's being extended.
NEW: The rent credit announced in Budget 2023 will become permanent.
In October, it was announced the credit would run from 2022-25 but today the Taoiseach confirmed it is a permanent cost of living support.
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About 400 thousand people are eligible for the relief, which was introduced to help ease the pressure of record-high household costs.
Speaking in the Dail today, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar listed the credit as a permanent cost of living support:
"€500 per renter - per taxpayer.
"€1,000 for a couple, [or] three people renting - they each get the €500.
"A lot of people have not applied for it yet and would really encourage them to do so.
"All of these measures deputy, are permanent."
