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The Department for Education today (19 August 2025) confirmed annual updates to interest rates for undergraduate and postgraduate Income Contingent Student Loans, repayment thresholds for Plan 1 and Plan 5 Income Contingent Student Loans, and the interest rates and deferment...
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…
The government has introduced a new, permanent Mortgage Guarantee Scheme helping to support homebuyers with a deposit as small as 5%.
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
Details of the rules for lenders offering the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme.
The government commits to a new, permanent, comprehensive mortgage guarantee scheme to increase homeownership.
Red tape swept away in biggest financial regulation reforms in a decade to boost homeownership and put more money into people’s pockets through the government’s Plan for Change.
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