Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of Support for Mortgage Interest have applied for a loan since the introduction of that loan.
As of week commencing 5th March 2018, over 10,100 claimants have stated their intention to take up the offer of an SMI loan. Around 109,000 claimants have been contacted and approximately 16,000 are considering their options.