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This guidance contains sources of support available to sponsors.

• Updated: 5 August 2022

Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.

• Overview

  You may be able to get help towards interest payments on: the mortgage for…

• What you'll get

  You’ll get help paying the interest on your mortgage or loan. Support for…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for a Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loan, you must…

• How to apply

  When you apply for a qualifying benefit, you’ll be asked extra questions…

• Repaying your loan

  You’ll need to repay your SMI loan as a lump sum with interest if you sell…

• If your benefits stop

  You can still get financial help with your housing costs if your Income…

This document explains the quality assurance support service for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening (DQASS).

• Updated: 8 October 2024

How to get in touch with DASA for advice and guidance

• Updated: 11 December 2025

The UK accelerator has been chosen as one of the 13 affiliated accelerator sites participating in NATO DIANA’s 2025 accelerator programme.

• Updated: 27 January 2026

A collection of factsheets, updated guidelines and news stories related to DBS and coronavirus.

• Updated: 21 April 2023

The role sponsors/hosts, the voluntary and community sector (VCS), and councils play in the scheme. Includes how tariff funding is designed for councils.

• Updated: 15 September 2025

Disabled Students' Allowance is extra money for higher education students - DSA1 forms, eligibility, how to apply, needs assessment.

This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.

• Updated: 23 January 2023

How to apply for asylum support if you're waiting to find out if you'll be given asylum in the UK