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Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
A Budgeting Loan can help pay for: furniture or household items (for…
To get a Budgeting Loan you must have been getting one or more of these…
The lowest amount you can borrow is £100. You could get up to: £348 if…
A Budgeting Loan is interest free so you only pay back what you borrow.…
Check you’re eligible before you apply for a Budgeting Loan. You can apply…
After you apply you’ll be given a decision on your application. You need…
You may be able to get other kinds of support, including: help from your…
Browse a list of available government grants and see if you're eligible to apply for them.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing loans to employees
As an employer providing loans to your employees or their relatives, you…
You might not have to report anything to HMRC or pay tax and National…
If the loans you provide are not exempt, you have to report the costs to…
You can work out the value of loans using HMRC’s PAYE Online or commercial…
The following guides contain more detailed information: beneficial loans:…
Information for eligible academies, sixth-form colleges and voluntary-aided (VA) schools about the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF).
Find out about our Direct Lending Facility: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.
This series brings together all documents relating to Higher education student loans
Advanced Learner Loan and the Bursary Fund help with college or training course costs - funding, how to apply, application forms, repayments
Find out about loans that count as qualifying loans.
Forecasts of student numbers, student loan expenditure and student loan repayments in England.
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