Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2013
364. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of mortgage interest supplement to be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the way their level of mortgage interest supplement has fluctuated in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25222/13]
View answerThe person concerned has been in receipt of mortgage interest supplement since August 2011. She was awarded the maximum amount payable of €218.09 per month taking account of her mortgage interest payments and her income. The supplement payable to the person concerned was reduced to €192.10 per month with effect from January 2012 to take account of a change introduced in Budget 2012 increasing the minimum contribution from a person claiming mortgage interest supplement.
Following a review in June 2012 the supplement was reduced to €167.50 per month due to a decrease in her mortgage interest payments. In April 2013 the supplement was reduced to €131.70 per month due to a further decrease in the mortgage interest payments. This is the maximum amount of mortgage interest supplement payable to the person concerned based on her income and mortgage interest payments.
