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The calculator will work out if you can claim any financial help based on your income and savings, and will also flag up some (but not all) of the relevant non-means-tested benefits, based on the information you provide about your circumstances.
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Which benefits are affected by savings? The main means-tested benefits that are affected by both income and savings include: Universal Credit. Pension Credit. Tax Credits (Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit) Council Tax Support. income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance. income-related Employment and Support Allowance. Income Support.
Means-tested benefits are awarded based on your income and how much capital you have. Most of the information on this page applies to people over State Pension age. Which benefits are means tested? Which benefits aren't means tested? What's included in a means test? What are the capital limits for means-tested benefits?
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For information on income-related benefits, contribution-based benefits, Universal Credit, tax credits, Council Tax Reduction and Carer’s Allowance use: 1. Turn2us benefits calculator 2. Policy in Practice better off calculator 3. entitledto benefits calculator
You’ll need accurate information about your: 1. savings 2. income, including your partner’s (from payslips, for example) 3. existing benefits and pensions (including anyone living with you) 4. outgoings (such as rent, mortgage, childcare payments) 5. Council Tax bill
You cannot use the calculators if you’re under 18, and they will not give accurate results if you’re: 1. a prisoner 2. a student 3. not a British or Irish citizen 4. on strike 5. living outside the UK 6. living permanently in residential care or a nursing home
Benefits calculators can tell you what benefits you might get and how much money you could get in benefits. To get a more accurate answer, you’ll need information about your savings, income, pension, childcare payments and any existing benefits for you and your partner, if you have one.
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Our calculator can give you an idea of which benefits you could claim and how much you could get, as well as how your benefits might be affected if your circumstances change – for example if you increase your working hours or move in with your partner.
