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How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.

• Updated: 30 December 2019

Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible

• How they work

  A Budgeting Loan can help pay for: furniture or household items (for…

• Check if you're eligible

  To get a Budgeting Loan you must have been getting one or more of these…

• What you could get

  The lowest amount you can borrow is £100. You could get up to: £348 if…

• Paying back the loan

  A Budgeting Loan is interest free so you only pay back what you borrow.…

• Apply

  Check you’re eligible before you apply for a Budgeting Loan. You can apply…

• After you apply

  After you apply you’ll be given a decision on your application. You need…

• Other help you can get

  You may be able to get other kinds of support, including: help from your…

Find out about loans that count as qualifying loans.

• Updated: 30 December 2019

Apply for a refugee integration loan if you're over 18 and you're either a refugee, you've been given humanitarian protection or you're the dependant of a refugee or someone who's been given humanitarian protection - what you'll get, how you're...

Find out about our Standard Buyer Loan Guarantee: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.

• Updated: 4 March 2024

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing loans to employees

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.

• Updated: 14 December 2018

Find out how interest is calculated and applied if you have a Plan 2 student loan, as well as previous interest rates.

• Updated: 16 September 2024

Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.