Support for Mortgage Interest statistics May 2018 to May 2025
Official statistics in development on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Details
Data for households in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans is available in Stat-Xplore on a quarterly basis.
These official statistics were published quarterly up to September 2025 and have moved to a biannual publication schedule after this point.
The statistics include:
the number of households who are currently in receipt of the support
the number who have received SMI loans so far
See the background information and methodology note for an explanation of households.
The statistics are broken down by:
- Quarter
- Country, Region
- Qualifying Benefit
Background information
Read the background information and methodology note for guidance on these statistics, such as timeliness and interpretation.
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We welcome all feedback on the content, relevance, accessibility and timing of these statistics to help us in producing statistics that meet user needs. For non-media enquiries on these statistics email: nathan.kelly@dwp.gov.uk
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Next releases
Support for Mortgage Interest statistics were published quarterly up to September 2025 and will be published biannually from that point onwards.
The dates for future releases are listed in the statistics release calendar.
Pre-release access
In addition to staff who are responsible for the production and quality assurance of the statistics, up to 24-hour pre-release access is provided to ministers and other officials. We publish the job titles and organisations of the people who have been granted up to 24-hour pre-release access to the latest Support for Mortgage Interest statistics.