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answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
min answer › question first answered	2019-06-05T13:58:17.067Z
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the zero earnings rule linked to universal credit applies to Support for Mortgage Interest loans.

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13/09/2021

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

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Support for Mortgage Interest

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the zero earnings rule linked to universal credit applies to Support for Mortgage Interest loans.

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Gateshead

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Ian Mearns

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is ministerial correction

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21/09/2021

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In the legacy system, those in work but on low income received support via the Tax Credit system. There was no help in Tax Credits towards mortgage interest payments and that principle was carried forward into Universal Credit. Those with earned income will all benefit from the earnings taper and may also benefit from the work allowances. his means that they are in a better position to meet their mortgage commitments than those without earnings. There are currently no plans to amend the Support for Mortgage Interest qualifying period or the zero earnings rule.

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Hexham

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Guy Opperman

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21/09/2021 15:03:29

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	label	Biography information for Guy Opperman

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	label	Biography information for Ian Mearns