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
Calculators are free to use, and completely confidential and anonymous.
Calculators
Check you are getting exactly what you are entitled to with the Better Off calculator.
You can also find other benefit calculators on GOV.UK.
What you’ll need
You’ll need accurate information about your:
- savings
- income, including your partner’s income (e.g. from payslips)
- existing benefits and pensions (including anyone living with you)
- outgoings (e.g. rent, mortgage, childcare payments)
- Council Tax bill
Who cannot use benefit calculators
You cannot use the calculators if you’re under 18, and they will not give accurate results if you are:
- currently in prison
- a student
- not a British or Irish citizen
- on strike
- living outside the UK
- living permanently in residential care or a nursing home
If this applies to you, speak to a benefits adviser for more information on what you might be entitled to.