Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applicants currently in receipt of rent support and mortgage interest relief in each of the past four years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11628/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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There are currently approximately 87,000 recipients in receipt of rent supplement and over 14,000 in receipt of mortgage interest supplement for which the Government has provided over €445 million in 2013. I set out below a tabular statement showing the number of recipients of rent supplement and mortgage interest supplement from 2009 to date.

Rent Supplement and Mortgage Interest Supplement Recipients from 2009