Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2011
221 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the numbers applying for the housing mortgage interest supplement on 1 March 2011 and on 1 September 2011,by social welfare office, and the number of those applications which were accepted. [26643/11]
Amharc ar fhreagra299 Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the numbers applying for the housing mortgage interest supplement on 1 March 2011 and on 1 September 2011, by social welfare office; and the number of those applications which ere accepted. [26356/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 299 together.
Statistics are not available on the number of individuals who applied for a mortgage interest supplement payment on 1 March 2011 and on 1 September 2011. The tabular statement shows the number of mortgage interest supplement claims registered and awarded in the week ending 4 March 2011 and week ending 2 September 2011 by HSE area.
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4 March 2011 |
2 September 2011 |
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HSE Area |
Claim Registered |
Claims Awarded |
Claim Registered |
Claims Awarded |
|
Eastern |
98 |
74 |
126 |
101 |
|
Midland |
21 |
16 |
19 |
15 |
|
Mid Western |
31 |
21 |
17 |
8 |
|
North Eastern |
48 |
41 |
26 |
18 |
|
North Western |
17 |
8 |
11 |
4 |
|
South Eastern |
56 |
29 |
47 |
30 |
|
Southern |
43 |
25 |
29 |
24 |
|
Western |
36 |
23 |
25 |
19 |
|
Total |
350 |
237 |
300 |
219 |
Notes
Claims registered may include
claims not pursued by the applicant and
re-applications.
Claim details are recorded electronically where it is established that mortgage interest supplement is payable. Where an appeal has been lodged, claim details are also recorded electronically.
Given the pressure on the community welfare service, claim details are not always recorded on the system where no entitlement has been established to mortgage interest supplement.
The difference between claims registered and claims awarded is not necessarily a refusal rate, for the reasons outlined above.
In these circumstances, fully reliable statistics are not available on the total number of people who applied for and were refused mortgage interest supplement.
