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Calculate the payment, compare the loan method, then check whether a reviewed public plan fits your situation. This is educational guidance—not a loan offer or personal financial advice.

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Can I afford the payment?

Compare reducing-balance and flat-rate estimates.

02

Which loan method?

See suitable use, benefits, risks and questions.

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Which policy or plan?

Narrow reviewed programmes using your goal and work type.

Guided plan finder

Which option may fit me?

Answer two broad questions. This narrows official programmes; it does not replace regulated financial advice.

Likely relevant for Sri LankaSuitability order is based only on the answers above. Verify current rules before joining.
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Retirement saving

Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)

Sri Lanka's principal social-security savings scheme for private and semi-government employees.

Good fit when
  • Eligible private and semi-government employees
  • Members tracking employer and employee contributions
Watch-outs
  • Withdrawals and claims are rule-bound
  • Accurate NIC and employment records are important
  • Contribution receipt should be monitored

Current published cost/contribution: Current official contribution: employee 8% and employer 12% of relevant monthly earnings.

Eligibility and full comparison

Eligibility snapshot

  • Employee membership under the EPF Act and current Department of Labour/Central Bank process

May not suit

  • People treating retirement savings as an on-demand account

Benefits

  • Current official FAQ states 8% employee plus 12% employer contribution
  • Retirement benefit and member statements
  • Housing-loan related benefit is available under separate rules
Verify on official website ↗EPF Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka · reviewed 24 Aug 2026
Loan method comparison

Choose the structure before comparing lenders

Fixed-rate loan

Often fits: Predictable instalments while the fixed term applies.

Advantages
  • Easier budgeting
  • Protection from rate increases during the fixed period
Risks
  • May not benefit if rates fall
  • Reset or switching terms may apply
What to check in the offer
  • Fixed for the full term or only an initial period?
  • All fees and early-settlement cost
  • Total repayment

Floating-rate loan

Often fits: Borrowers with payment headroom who accept market-rate movement.

Advantages
  • Can benefit when the reference rate falls
  • Often flexible for longer-term borrowing
Risks
  • Payment or tenure can increase
  • Benchmark and spread may be hard to compare
What to check in the offer
  • Reference benchmark and reset frequency
  • Whether spread can change
  • Rate-rise repayment example

Secured or unsecured

Often fits: Choosing between lower-cost asset-backed credit and faster no-collateral credit.

Advantages
  • Secured credit may lower cost
  • Unsecured credit avoids pledging an asset
Risks
  • Secured credit puts the asset at risk
  • Unsecured credit is usually more expensive
What to check in the offer
  • Collateral and enforcement terms
  • Effective annual cost
  • Insurance and add-on products
Before you sign

Questions the lender should answer in writing

  1. Show the total repayment in LKR, not only the monthly instalment.
  2. Give me the effective annual rate and every fee.
  3. Explain rate resets, penalties and early-settlement rules.
  4. Confirm the lender and product are currently authorised.

How WorkHelp handles “best plan” claims

There is no universal best product. Suitability depends on eligibility, objective, time horizon, affordability, dependants and risk. WorkHelp ranks only reviewed public programmes against the answers you provide, never accepts a lender’s advertisement as proof, and links to the authority for final verification.

Curated guide review: 24 Aug 2026. Database finance profile: not published.

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