The DWP Budgeting Advance is a loan that is designed to assist with one-off expenses, such as the replacement of essential household appliances ...

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has written to the UK government to change the way it treats student loans.

The Scottish Government has highlighted how student loans are repaid over time.

People on Universal Credit who take out a Budgeting Advance loan of up to £812 to pay for an unexpected emergency will have 24 months to repay the amount instead of 12. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is introducing a new loan scheme that will not require repayment for years, in a bid to offer financial relief to claimants ...

Universal Credit is rising by 6.7% but the Department for Work and Pensions has said it will be some weeks before people see the increase ...

Universal Credit claimants can access a Funeral Expenses Payment, provided they are the partner, close relative or close friend of the deceased; the parent of a baby stillborn after 24 weeks of ...

Getting a personal loan when you have bad credit or no credit history can be tough. Like most financial products, borrowers must submit an application listing their income information and agree to ...

Home loans with interest rates fixed for a decade or more could get more buyers on to the ladder — and disrupt a £1.6tn industry ...

Bank of England executive says creeping sense of complacency and lack of data is putting lenders at risk ...