Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)
Your information is collected to assess and administer your application for the Housing Assistance Payment Scheme (HAP).
The legal basis for the collection of this data is provided for under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014, the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (as amended), the Housing Assistance Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2017, Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 and the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 (as amended), Private Rented Standards, Differential Rent Scheme.
The information you provide may be shared with:
- The HAP Shared Services Centre – central administrative body involved in administration of the HAP Scheme
- An Post – to facilitate payment of your rent contribution through the Household Budget Scheme
- Banks/Credit Unions – to facilitate payment of your rent contribution by Standing Order
- Various Dublin City Council Sections – Housing Allocations, Environmental Health Section to assess eligibility for HAP Scheme and to arrange property inspections
- Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government – for statistical and research purposes
- Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection – to prevent or detect fraud
- An Garda Síochána – to prevent or detect fraud
- Residential Tenancies Board – to ensure registration of tenancies
- Revenue – to ensure Landlord/Agent is tax compliant
Your information will be retained for 7 years after you cease to be a HAP recipient unless there are monies owing to Dublin City Council in respect of your weekly rent contribution in which case your information will be kept until monies owing have been paid in full.
Dublin City Council may, for the purpose of its functions under the above legislation, request and obtain information at any time from:
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection – for details of social welfare payments, PPSN’s, dates of birth, rent payments to landlords
- Revenue – for details of employment and income