The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive on behalf of the Department.
Mortgage interest supplement provides short-term income 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 that according to its records, an application for mortgage interest supplement has not been received from the person concerned.
It is open to the person concerned to contact his local community welfare officer with a view to making an application for mortgage interest supplement.