I am entitled to rent relief for last year even though I moved house. Had been claiming it until then but I had mistakenly thought that as I had entered into the lease post the 2010 cut off I was out of luck. Turns out once you were renting before the cut off it doesnât matter if you move. Like finding âŹ160 in an old pair of jeans 
Former Examiner hurling correspondent Diarmuid OâFlynn works as an assistant to Luke âMingâ Flanagan MEP. Ming is great value on twitter and Facebook and seems to be working his balls off over in Brussels. Totally ignored by the mainstream media.
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Iâve been renting the same place since 2009 and went to claim rent allowance a few months ago but the Revenue site said I was already doing so. Is this possible? Pretty sure I hadnât been claiming it as I had an âagreementâ with my landlord.
Hasnât he the worst attendance record over there? Maybe my sarcasm radar is off. OâFlynn is some man. Do they still march every week down in that small town in Cork?
You have to be renting since pre Dec 2010. Then you just do it on the revenue online site. Need your landlords PPS and address but other than that itâs simple. If youâve never claimed it and are entitled thereâd be 5 years worth coming your way which would be a nice chunk as it used to be worth more going back 200 in 2013, 240 in 2012, 280 in 2011 etc.
All renters are entitled to it as well so yourself & the missus if you have one could claim. Itâs also worth more to married people in one of those bizarre tax breaks.
If you are renting accommodation privately (whether in Ireland or outside the State) and pay income tax, you may be eligible for tax relief on part of your rent. You can only claim this relief if you were already renting at 7 December 2010. If you were not renting on that date and you subsequently entered into a rental agreement, you will not be able to claim tax relief on your rent. However, if you were renting at 7 December 2010 you will continue to qualify for this relief even if you enter a different rental agreement after that date. The relief is being phased out and 2017 will be its last year.
*Only the rent for private rented accommodation that you use as your sole or main residence will qualify for tax relief. This includes flats, apartments and houses.*
*You cannot claim tax relief for rent paid to a local authority or a State agency, or for rent paid under a lease agreement for 50 years or more.*Ask revenue mate, they are very handy deal with, most people are afraid to ring them in case they end up paying more tax or something.
AFAIK you have to submit the claim online and annually in arrears so I donât think you wouldnât know you had been claiming it.
That was a nasty and mischievous newspaper article that garnered publicity at the time. It was based on a small sample size shortly after he was elected and his absence was because his wife was sick. His attendance rate over the piece since he was elected is 80%.
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Thatâs a clamping.
Buttevant, the home of the steeplechase, is only a village.
Is it not Ballyhea?
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yeah you are right actually. Ballyhea is even smaller. Just there outside Charleville.
Is that not fine Protestant country down around there?
Could be a few knocking around alright.
Thatâs the spot alright. OâFlynn backed up his beliefs and stood for election too. His GAA book on the best exponents in each position on the pitch was one of the better ones.
I canât bear Ming. Obnoxious seff-absorbed nasty piece of work
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Evidence please
I think it was for the last 4 years. I have college fees to claim for as well. I was going to use taxback.com or one of those because Iâm extremely lazy when it comes to shit like this. Ever use any of those guys?
Donât be a mug all your life mate, you literally send them all the details you need to enter and they type them in for you.
Giving away free money.
Anyway if you tried to enter in say 2011 and you hadnât claimed for 2010 they wonât let you. Need to claim them chronologically.