Council Home Loan Repayment Break – COVID-19 Emergency Measure

 

Update:
Circular 03/2021 dated 27th January 2021 was received from Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government in relation to Additional Measures for Local Authority Mortgages.

Borrowers who consider themselves to be still in need of the financial support, related to the continuing COVID 19 situation, may apply for a fourth (4th) Payment Break, bringing the total of the 4 payment breaks to a maximum of 12 months.

Local Authority Borrowers may still apply for their first mortgage payment break – Closing date for first time applicants is 31st March, 2021.

All Mortgage Payment Breaks must be completed by 31 March 2022.

Borrowers who previously completed a Mortgage Payment Break can apply for a second, third or fourth Mortgage Payment Break if circumstances warrant it, even if there was a gap between Mortgage Payment Breaks.

 

Circular 9/2020 was received from the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government on Friday April 10th 2020 in relation to a Council Home Loan repayment break period.

Borrowers can apply to have their home loans paused for a period of 1,2 or 3 months if they are unable to meet the monthly repayments as a result of a reduction in income arising from the COVID-19 emergency, or are anticipating a reduction in income arising from the COVID-19 emergency. Interest is not charged during the paused period. At the end of the 1,2,or 3 month period the principal outstanding is recalculated over the remaining term of the loan (i.e. the term of the loan remains unchanged so the monthly repayments will increase marginally after the paused period expires) . Mortgage protection insurance (MPI) will be payable during the paused period.

Application forms and FAQ can be down loaded below.

Application Form for 4th Mortgage Payment Break

Mortgage Payment Break – Initial Application Form

Frequently Asked Questions for Mortgage Payment Break Sept 2020

Queries to Mairead Donohue [email protected]