OPFP, maintainance and rent allowance

[caron]

Hi,
Can anyone tell me where you stand if you are a lone parent on benefit recieving 50euro per week maintainance. How would this affect your lone parent benefit and rent allowance

thanks

 

[ClubMan]

Is this any use (item 8)?

 

[gipimann]

This page http://www.welfare.ie/foi/swa_rentmort.html gives the details on rent supplement and how maintenance affects it (section 3.4)