Mortgage relief and fas course

Hi can anyone shed any light on what happens when one does a long term fas course. My oh is getting €86/week mortgage supplement which is extremely needed and appreciated.

He now wants to do a 36 week fas course and is nearly there/bar another interview. However someone has suggested he may lose the supplement if he goes for the course.

This will be an nightmare as to do the course he will have to spend €50wk in bus travel whilst fas pays him only €11/wk in travel allownance.

Finances are very stretched so he will have to give up hope of the course if this is the case, which in turn will be a major shame as the potential job after the course will be high, resulting in paying off money owed quicker and getting life sorted.

All views/advice appreciated thanks.

While the Mortgage interest supplement claim will be reviewed when he starts the FAS course, it's not the case that the supplement ceases just because he's on a course.

If the income from the course (not including the travel allowance) is similar to the unemployment payments received at the moment, then there is likely to be very little change in the amount of Mortgage Interest Supplement paid.