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Support for Mortgage Interest statistics

Official statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published:
13 April 2021
Last updated:
29 September 2026 — See all updates

These official statistics were published quarterly until the publication on 30 September 2025, then moved to a biannual (twice-yearly) publication schedule.

The statistics include:

  • the number of households who are currently in receipt of the support
  • the average weekly amounts
  • the number who have received Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans so far

The statistics are broken down by:

  • quarter
  • country and region
  • qualifying benefit

See the background information and methodology note for further information about the statistics.

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Next release

Support for Mortgage Interest statistics were published quarterly up to September 2025, but are now published biannually. The dates for future releases are listed in the statistics release calendar.

Latest release

Background information and methodology

Previous releases

Updates to this page

Last updated:
29 September 2026
Show all updates

  1. 'Support for Mortgage Interest statistics to May 2026' has been added to the collection.

  2. Added the latest release: Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, May 2018 to November 2025.

  3. 'Support for Mortgage Interest statistics May 2018 to May 2025' added to this collection, along with changes to the collection page to reflect the new release schedule.

  4. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) statistics (data for May 2018 to February 2025). Information has also been added to the page about proposed changes to the SMI statistics

  5. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to November 2024.

  6. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to August 2024.

  7. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to May 2024.

  8. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to February 2024.

  9. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to November 2023.

  10. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to August 2023.

  11. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to May 2023.

  12. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to February 2023.

  13. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to November 2022.

  14. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to August 2022.

  15. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to May 2022.

  16. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to February 2022.

  17. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to November 2021.

  18. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to August 2021.

  19. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to May 2021.

  20. Added a link to the latest release of Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, data for May 2018 to February 2021.

  21. First published.

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