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Sat 01 Jan 2010Number of households getting mortgage aid up by over 250%
THE NUMBER of households receiving emergency welfare support to help them meet mortgage repayments has increased by more than 250 per cent over the past two years.
New figures compiled by the Department of Social and Family Affairs show that almost 14,740 people are getting the mortgage interest relief supplement. This compares with 8,000 recipients at the end of 2008, and 4,000 at the end of 2007.
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