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Highlighting common difficulties faced by the services’ mobile population in acquiring credit and offers advice on how to overcome these.

• Updated: 15 June 2020

Detailed information about Universal Credit.

• Updated: 15 June 2018

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…

A summary of good practices and advice for landlords who have tenants on Universal Credit.

• Updated: 23 January 2020

How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice

• Updated: 21 December 2017

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

Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief

The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) supports the development and deployment of technologies that enable businesses with high energy use to transition to a low carbon future.

• Updated: 3 July 2025

Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - training, work trials, starting your own business, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support

UK Export Finance’s policy on the credit terms related to the export contracts it is asked to support.

• Updated: 14 December 2023