Written answers
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Social Welfare Benefits
9:00 pm
Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 981: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will support persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [1761/09]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. 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 it has requested additional information from the person concerned in order to assist in the making a decision on the application for mortgage interest supplement. A decision will be made once the relevant information has been provided and the person concerned will be advised of the outcome.
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