Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain the precise reasons and calculations used to determine the reason mortgage interest supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 was deemed to have been overpaid. [8563/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned is in receipt of Mortgage Interest Supplement since April 2010 and was paid at the rate of €486.40 per month up to 30 September 2013.

On the 8th October 2013, the Department undertook a routine review of the Mortgage Interest Supplement claim and, as part of the review, requested the person to complete a MS1 form and to return it along with supporting documentation.

When the requested documents were returned, they confirmed that the person had renegotiated a change to their repayment plan. The Department wrote to the person on the 25th November 2013 requesting further details so that an accurate assessment could be carried out.

On the 21st January 2014, the person provided a mortgage statement and her phone number. A Departmental official spoke to the person and explained the need for further information.

Once all the necessary information was provided a new calculation was carried out and the payment was changed.

The claimant is requested to contact her local office who will provide her with full details of the calculation of the revised payment.