Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have applied to convert Support for Mortgage Interest payments into a loan.

All existing support for mortgage interest claimants will be contacted and offered the new support for mortgage interest loan, there is no need for them to apply. A managed transfer process is underway, with all existing recipients of support for mortgage interest receiving information about the new scheme so that they can make decisions about these loans.