The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. Mortgage interest supplement provides short-term support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of residence. The supplement assists with the interest portion of the mortgage repayments only.
The Executive has advised the person concerned was in receipt of mortgage interest supplement from 2 July 2007 to 31 December 2008 when payment ceased as he returned to full-time employment on 3 January 2009. He left employment on 14 January 2009 on health grounds and recently presented to the community welfare officer to have his payment re-instated. The Executive has advised that his claim is currently under consideration.