This estimate takes account of pensioners but not other special groups who do not have to serve the current waiting period. No information is collected by the Department about the accrual of arrears or repossession activity in mortgages taken out by Income Support and income based Jobseeker's Allowance recipients. Benefit help for homeowners with housing costs is intended to provide reasonable protection to help secure the home. The mortgage lenders have agreed, under the Mortgage Code, to consider all cases of financial difficulty and mortgage arrears sympathetically and positively. Figure is based on a 5 per cent.
Figure is rounded to the nearest hundred cases.
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Inquiry, February 2000. Pensioners are defined as where the claimant is aged over 60 or over. Figure is based on a 5 per cent. Figure is rounded to the nearest hundred cases.