Answers · Benefit
Who can get Budgeting advance?
An interest-free loan from Universal Credit for an emergency or one-off cost. It is repaid from later Universal Credit. Savings usually have to be under £1,000, and there is a minimum time on Universal Credit. It is a public fund.
- Paid by Department for Work and Pensions.
- The catalogue looks for: Universal Credit in payment.
- The catalogue looks for: Savings under £1,000.
- The catalogue looks for: Long enough on Universal Credit.
- The catalogue looks for: A one-off cost.
- This is not a decision. The department or the council decides.
Department for Work and Pensions
Indicative only. Not advice. Confirm it on the official page before you rely on it.