Support for Mortgage Interest

(asked on 13th October 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specific guidance and advice his Department will be issuing to pensioners on the change in the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme from a benefit to an interest-bearing loan.


Answered by
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 19th October 2015

The Department will be ensure that impartial advice is provided to all claimants, including pensioners, on taking out a loan. This will ensure that all claimants are able to make informed decisions about taking a SMI loan.

Reticulating Splines