I propose to take Questions Nos. 316 and 338 together.
The purpose of the mortgage interest supplement scheme is to provide short term support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments. There are currently some 11,000 people in receipt of mortgage interest supplement for which the Government has provided almost €42 million in 2013.
Detail of the number of recipients of mortgage interest supplement at year end for the period from 2008 to date is provided in the following tabular statement.
Statistics are not available on the number of mortgage interest supplement claims received for the past 5 years or the outcome of those applications. However, the Department is collating statistics on the number of mortgage interest supplement claims awarded since January 2012 and these will be provided to the Deputies as soon as they are available.
Tabular Statement
Mortgage Interest Supplement Recipients 2008 to 2013 (end of September)
Period
|
Recipients
|
2008
|
8,091
|
2009
|
15,101
|
2010
|
17,974
|
2011
|
18,988
|
2012
|
14,597
|
2013 (end September)
|
10,888
|