To work out your entitlement we need to know
whether you are single or in a couple, how many children under 20 you have
(if in doubt see
when to include children),
whether anyone else lives in your home (such as a relative or a lodger)and your housing status.
If you are a full-time student, aged under 18, in hospital/residential care, a prisoner or on strike, living abroad or not a British or Irish citizen our estimate may not be correct.
If you fall into one of these categories please see
groups not included in the calculator.
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.
Benefit and tax credit rates change every April. Please select which rates you would like us to use. More information is also available on the date rate changes take effect.
If you are returning to a calculation you started earlier please retrieve your saved calculation.
Turn2us - to access benefits & grants.