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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…
The Mortgage Rescue Scheme has closed. Find out what other support you can get.
Get a postgraduate doctoral loan to help fund a full-time or part-time master's degree: find out if you're eligible and how much you can get.
A Postgraduate Doctoral Loan can help with course fees and living costs…
You can get up to: £31,122 if your course starts on or after 1 August 2026…
Whether you qualify depends on: your course your age your nationality or…
You can apply now for courses that start or started in the following…
You may qualify for other funding, for example grants from charities or…
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.
Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.
Official Statistics on the mortgage guarantee scheme.
Get a postgraduate master's loan to help fund a full-time or part-time master's degree: find out if you're eligible and how much you can get.
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.
Advanced Learner Loan and the Bursary Fund help with college or training course costs - funding, how to apply, application forms, repayments
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