Benefits calculator

You can use an independent benefits calculator to find out:

what benefits you could get
how to claim
how your benefits will be affected if you start work

Each year all benefits are subject to uprating in April, this means the amounts paid are increased. Please check Gov.uk (opens link in new window)

Use one of the following:

entitledto (opens link in new window)- for information on income-related benefits, tax credits, contribution-based benefits, Council Tax Reduction, Carer’s Allowance, Universal Credit and how your benefits will be affected if you start work
Turn2us (opens link in new window) - for information on income-related benefits, tax credits, Council Tax Reduction, Carer’s Allowance, Universal Credit and how your benefits will be affected if you start work or change your working hours
Policy in Practice (opens link in new window) - for information on income-related benefits, tax credits, contribution-based benefits, Council Tax Reduction, Carer’s Allowance, Universal Credit, how these are calculated and how your benefits will be affected if you start work or change your working hours

You’ll need accurate information about your:

savings
income, including your partner’s (from payslips, for example)
existing benefits and pensions (including anyone living with you)
outgoings (such as rent, mortgage, childcare payments)
council tax bill

You cannot use the calculators if you’re under 18, and they will not give accurate results if you’re:

a prisoner
a student
not a British or Irish citizen
on strike
living outside the UK
living permanently in residential care or a nursing home

If you would like to know more about how benefits work please look at Gov.uk (opens link in new window)

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Last updated: 06/11/2020