This hardship concession applies only to leases. If a lessee is assessed as eligible for residential hardship concession, a reduced rent is applied to the lease. To be eligible a lessee must use the lease exclusively for the lessee's own residential use . The criteria for determining hardship are prescribed under regulation. To apply, a lessee must fill in form 105 .
All information provided is dealt with as confidential.
Applications should be sent to the DNR District Manager at the DNR office closest to the lease . The decision on an application is made by an officer of the Department with the Minister's delegated authority. The concession will be cancelled or amended for future rental periods, if it is considered that the financial circumstances of the lessee have changed to the extent that the residential hardship concession should be amended or cancelled. If a lease is transferred, a concession applying to the lease ceases from the day of the transfer. This type of hardship consideration can apply to a person holding a term, perpetual or freeholding lease, a road licence or an occupation licence.