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Help with planning school finances and resources – tools and advice from the Department for Education (DfE).

• Updated: 9 November 2018

Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.

• Overview

  Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living. This…

• Benefits, tax and work

  Find out what support is available in England to help increase your…

• Living costs: bills, housing and health

  Find out what support is available to help with bills and costs in…

• If you’re 60 or over

  Find out what support is available if you’re 60 or over in England. This…

• If you’re disabled or have a health condition

  Find out what support is available if you’re disabled or have a health…

• Childcare and maternity costs

  Find out what support is available with childcare and maternity costs in…

• Managing money, savings and debt

  Find advice for managing your money. This includes budgeting advice and…

• If you’re finding things difficult

  Find support if money worries are impacting your mental health or you’re…

Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible

• How they work

  A Budgeting Loan can help pay for: furniture or household items (for…

• Check if you're eligible

  To get a Budgeting Loan you must have been getting one or more of these…

• What you could get

  The lowest amount you can borrow is £100. You could get up to: £348 if…

• Paying back the loan

  A Budgeting Loan is interest free so you only pay back what you borrow.…

• Apply for a Budgeting Loan

  Check you’re eligible before you apply for a Budgeting Loan. You can apply…

• After you apply

  After you apply you’ll be given a decision on your application. You need…

• Other help you can get

  You may be able to get other kinds of support, including: help from your…

This series brings together all documents relating to DWP quarterly data summaries

• Updated: 12 December 2013

This series brings together all documents relating to energy and emissions projections.

• Updated: 17 December 2024

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK. Operating across the whole of the UK with a combined budget of more than £6 billion, UKRI brings together the 7 Research...

• Updated: 19 April 2023

These reports and accounts summarise the performance of the Environment Agency by financial year (April to March).

• Updated: 20 November 2024

Apply for financial support if you need an advance or hardship payment before your next Universal Credit payment.

Free and impartial help with money and pensions.

• Updated: 21 December 2017

On Monday 29 July 2024, the Chancellor delivered a statement to the House of Commons on immediate public spending pressures facing the government.

• Updated: 29 July 2024