Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review will be carried out into the circumstances whereby a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was originally refused mortgage support on the basis that their house would inevitably be repossessed by the lenders where in fact the opposite is the case, the lack of any support clearly indicated to be a major factor in the manner in which the lending agency deals with the situation; if dietary allowance restored by the decision of the appeals officer, and subsequently discontinued after one month, will be again restored while the review takes place in order to alleviate hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2076/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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As previously outlined in reply to the Deputy’s earlier PQ No. 47257-14 on 9 November 2014, the claim for mortgage interest supplement in respect of the person concerned was disallowed on 23 December 2011 and this decision was upheld by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in an appeal decision issued on 27 July 2012. There is no recourse to a further review of this claim.

No new claim was made by the person concerned prior to the closure of the mortgage interest supplement scheme on 1 January 2014. As the scheme is now closed to new claims, this Department is not in a position to accept a further application for mortgage interest supplement.

As outlined in reply to the Deputy’s earlier PQs, No’s 44094-14 and 47062-14, diet supplement was suspended in September 2014 pending receipt of requested documentation, specifically bank statements. This documentation is still outstanding. Once this information is provided to the Department the claim will be re-examined.