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<p>All existing claimants will be offered a support for mortgage interest loan paid
at the same rate that is currently available as part of their benefit entitlement.
The new loans-based support for mortgage interest will only affect claimants’ financial
situation on the sale or transfer of the property, when the loan will be recovered
from any available equity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not propose to undertake
formal evaluation of this change. However, we are committed to monitoring the impacts
of our policies and will use evidence from a number of sources to assess the impact
on an on-going basis. This will include the updated data that is available to DWP
on a quarterly basis, survey data (such as the Family Resources Survey) and feedback
from stakeholder groups, including via our regular liaison with UK Finance, to assess
whether there are unintended consequences for particular groups.</p>
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