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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…

ELLA is the Evidence and Lessons from Latin America programme

• Updated: 1 January 2011

This document contains the 2021 to 2022 guidance for government departments on the budgeting framework that applies for expenditure control

• Updated: 23 March 2021

Includes the key facts relating to programme budgeting and an overview of the process for mapping services to programme budgeting categories

• Updated: 21 August 2012

A collection of the annual guidance for government departments on the budgeting framework

• Updated: 23 March 2021

• Updated: 27 February 2023

Adapt your technology operations, finance models and cost optimisation techniques to get the most out of the public cloud.

• Updated: 15 July 2021

• Updated: 1 January 2002

Guidance documents for the 2011-12 programme budgeting data collection.

• Updated: 5 September 2012

Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.