Rate history
Rent Supplement: rates by year
Every figure in the dated series for Rent Supplement, 2026 to 2026. A bold figure is the one that changed on that date; a column dated in the future is a Budget change still to start.
| Figure | 1 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| excess disregarded | 0.25 |
| full-time hours limit | 30 |
| income disregard | €75 |
| minimum contribution, couple | €40 |
| minimum contribution, single | €30 |
A dash means the series holds no figure for that date. These are the figures the calculators run on, each stored with the date it took effect, so a change applies on the day and not before. The series start in 2025 for most payments; earlier years will be added from the Department's published rate booklets. The guide is here. Other payments: rate history. What moved and when, across every payment: what changed at the official source.
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