- Description
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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
These are free, anonymous, and easy to use.
What you’ll need
You’ll need accurate information about your:
- savings
- income, including your partner’s (for example, from payslips)
- existing benefits and pensions (including anyone living with you)
- outgoings (for example, rent, mortgage, childcare payments)
- Council Tax bill
Who can’t use them
You can’t use the calculators if you’re under 18, and they won’t give accurate results if you are:
- 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
- How to claim
- Further information
