Applying for a budgeting Loan now online

Will update how long the process takes applied today hopefully will be better than 4-6 weeks it takes via snail mail.

https://www.gov.uk/budgeting-help-benefits/how-to-claim

Swift process took less than a minuet be aware it is still beta testing

Your application has been received

Your reference is your National Insurance number
What happens next

You’ll get a decision by post within 15 working days.

If you’re offered a loan you’ll be told:

how much you can borrow
how much your weekly repayments will be
how long it will take to repay

You don’t have to accept a loan offer if you don’t want to.