Mortgage interest supplement is subject to a means test which is normally calculated to ensure that, after payment of rent or mortgage interest, an eligible person has income equal to the rate of basic supplementary welfare allowance appropriate to their family circumstances, less a minimum contribution, currently €24, which each recipient is required to pay from his or her own resources.
The Health Service Executive has advised that there is no entitlement to mortgage interest supplement in this case as the weekly mortgage interest payable by the person concerned of €23.80 is less than the weekly minimum contribution of €24 that applicants are obliged to pay from their own resources.