Leitrim tenant faces 12-fold increase in rent bill - Cllr Kenny

A social housing tenant in Co Leitrim is facing a 12-fold increase in her monthly rent bill.

Sinn Fein councillor Roisin Kenny raised the woman's plight at a Leitrim County Council meeting.

Those who qualify for social housing can get the Housing Assistance Payment to rent privately - while they wait for a council house.

Councillor Kenny says the HAP limits are too low in Leitrim, ranging from €340 for a single person to €675 for a family with three kids.

Councillor Kenny says this is legal despite a recent clampdown on rent increases: