The loaned cash is there to be used on important costs such as furniture, rent and clothes and footwear.
Certain UK households struggling with their finances could be helped by loans worth up to £812 this year. The Department for Work and Pensions has different budgeting loans there to help people pay for things such as furniture, rent and even funerals. But unlike the majority of other loans, the DWP loans are interest-free - meaning you only pay back what you borrowed.
You could get up to: How much you could get depends on whether you: Budgeting loans are paid into the same account as your benefit. If you want to be paid into a different account, either: “A budgeting loan is interest-free so you only pay back what you borrow,” the DWP says. “The repayments will be taken automatically from your benefits. The amount you repay is based on your income - including any benefits you receive - and what you can afford.
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