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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.
You may be able to get help towards interest payments on: the mortgage for…
You’ll get help paying the interest on your mortgage or loan. Support for…
To be eligible for a Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loan, you must…
When you apply for a qualifying benefit, you’ll be asked extra questions…
You’ll need to repay your SMI loan as a lump sum with interest if you sell…
You can still get financial help with your housing costs if your Income…
A personalised interactive calculator tool showing average monthly mortgage payments across the UK. Users can enter a mortgage term length and deposit amount and the tool will show average monthly payments in different areas of the country.
The mortgage repayment calculator is a simple tool that lets customers estimate their monthly payments for both interest-only and repayment mortgages, and see how changes in interest rates would affect their payments.
Mortgage Interest Run On is extra money you can get towards housing costs for 4 weeks if your benefits are stopping - eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim
The mortgage affordability calculator is a simple tool that lets customers estimate how much they can afford to borrow to buy a home.
Information to help you understand the interest you pay on your Help to Buy: Equity Loan.
You can no longer apply for the Help to Build Equity Loan. Find out what happens after you’ve applied and how to make a complaint.
Find out how interest is calculated and applied if you have a Plan 2 student loan, as well as previous interest rates.
How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
Find out how interest is calculated and applied if you have a Postgraduate Loan from England or Wales, as well as previous interest rates.
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