Rent Tax Credit

The Rent tax credit is here and can be included in your 2022 to 2025 Tax Returns.

Are you eligible? Read below and let us know.

How Much Do I Save With The Rent Tax Credit?

The Rent Tax Credit is worth up to €500 Tax Relief per year for eligible tenants for 2022 and 2023 Tax Years.. This means that if you are Married and under Joint Assessment the overall amount will be €1,000 for these years.

The Rent Tax Credit will be increased to €1,000 for the Tax Years 2024 and 2025. Married couples under Joint Assessment will be able to claim up to €2,000 for these years.

When Can I Claim This?

The Rent Tax Credit can be claimed at any time of the year. If you were renting at any stage in the last 4 years please let us know.

Who Can Claim it?

The Rent Tax Credit will be available in case:

You paid rent for your Principal Private Residence
You paid rent for your Child in College
You paid rent for a Second Property required for work or study

What Are The Criteria?

- - You can claim for rent paid by you for your Principal Private Residence. This means that this must be your primary place of residence.
  - Taxpayer who pay for rent for the purpose of attending work or study
  - A parent may claim for their child’s rent when attending college as long as the tenancy is registered with the RTB or under a ‘rent-a-room’ or ‘digs’ arrangement and the child is attending an approved course.
  - Students can claim it themselves directly, of course, but it will only result in a refund if they have paid income tax in that year.
  - You must not be in receipt of any Housing Support such as the Housing Assistance Payment and you must not be renting from a Housing Authority or Housing Association.
  - You must not be renting from or to your parent/child.