§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to revise payments to house owners to protect them from lenders repossessing their homes for trivial debts.
§ Mr. Roger EvansIn 1991, the Council of Mortgage Lenders gave an undertaking that lenders will not seek possession in cases where mortgage interest pàyments are fully covered by income support.
Last week, my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security announced proposals for changes to the help that income support provides for the housing costs of home owners. Most of the changes will be introduced in October 1995 after consultation. The lenders will be included in the consultation process.