Support for Mortgage Interest

Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is a welfare benefit in the United Kingdom that entitles a person to help with their mortgage costs. To get SMI a person must be in receipt of one of the following benefits:

Income Support^[1]
income-based Jobseeker's Allowance^[1]
income-related Employment and Support Allowance^[1]
Pension Credit^[1]

Those in receipt of Universal Credit may also be entitled to SMI.^[2] The waiting time for help increased on 1 April 2016 from 13 weeks to 39 weeks.

References

1 2 3 4 "Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI)". GOV.UK. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
↑ "Support for mortgage interest under Universal Credit". Entitledto. Retrieved 2016-04-06.

Welfare reform in the United Kingdom (2010-Present)

Reforms	Under-occupancy penalty/Bedroom Tax Universal Credit Welfare cap Pay to Stay Localisation of Council Tax Support Reform of Personal Independence Payment Reform of Employment Support Allowance Work Programme and Help to Work Reform of Support for Mortgage Interest

Legislation	Welfare Reform Act 2012 Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 Housing and Planning Act 2016

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Support for Mortgage Interest

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