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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…
Loans and mentoring for people looking to start or grow a business in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
If you cannot use the online service to apply for a Budgeting Loan, you can do it by post using this application form.
Apply online for a refugee integration loan to help you settle into UK society if you’re a refugee or have humanitarian protection.
Advanced Learner Loan and the Bursary Fund help with college or training course costs - funding, how to apply, application forms, repayments
The Recovery Loan Scheme supports access to finance for small and medium sized UK businesses, so they can grow and invest.
Your and your company's responsibilities - repaying director's loans, interest, tax on loans, reporting to HM Revenue and Customs
You can no longer apply for a Help to Buy: Equity Loan - find out about interest rates and how to manage your Help to Buy: Equity Loan.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing loans to employees
Find out about our Direct Lending Facility: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
Find out about our Standard Buyer Loan Guarantee: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
If you've been offered a refugee integration loan, accept the loan agreement online to start receiving payments.
Find out about loans that count as qualifying loans.
We are a non-profit making government-owned organisation that administers loans and grants to students in colleges and universities in the UK. SLC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education .
Loan sharks are unregulated moneylenders - if you use or spot one you can report them anonymously
HMT management information about the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS), Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) and Future Fund Scheme.
If you are a refugee or have been given humanitarian protection, you might be able to apply for a loan to help you integrate into UK society.
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
Professional and Career Development Loans are low interest loans to pay for courses and training that help with your career - eligibility, and repayments and interest, helpline
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