To work out your entitlement we need to know whether you are single or in a
couple,
how many
children under 20 you have, how much your
Council Tax bill is (after any disability reduction and/or single person discount)
, and your housing status.
Please note that special rules apply if you are currently
in hospital for treatment or live in a residential home.
This calculator provides estimates of your potential benefits entitlement, based on the information you supply. You can get more individual advice about this from your local Citizens Advice bureau and other welfare rights organisations.
This calculator is currently using benefit and tax credit rates for 2009/10. Benefit and tax credit rates change on April 6th 2009.