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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…
SLC issues guidance on how students should contact them.
Think carefully before you borrow money for your company.
Sign in to your student loan repayment account - check your balance, make regular or one-off repayments, or let SLC know if your details have changed.
When you start repaying your student loan, your monthly repayments, what to do if you have 2 jobs or are self-employed, how to get a refund if you've overpaid.
The loan charge will not apply to any disguised remuneration loans before 9 December 2010.
Expecting your first student finance payment? We’ve got you covered!
How a civil servant can apply for interchanges: a secondment in an external organisation or a placement in another government office (loan).
SLC issues guidance for students from Scotland and answers common questions.
Student finance for most undergraduate and some postgraduate and further education courses starting on or after 1 January 2027. Information about student loans, grants and extra funding to help cover course tuition fees and living costs.
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