Peter McVerry Trust (Peter McVerry Trust)

Lobbying Organisation Peter McVerry Trust

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Correspondence relating to the need to increase the rate of rent supplement to address the rise in homelessness

Intended results An increase in the rates of rent supplement

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity CEO - Pat Doyle

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

A letter to the Minister for Social Protection requesting that the rates of rent supplement to be increased to reflect the rates of rent increase and tot reduce the number of people entering homelessness as a result of losing private rental accommodation.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Joan Burton Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)