Every year, billions of pounds worth of benefits go unclaimed. If you are feeling under financial pressure, it might be worth taking the time to find out about your benefit entitlement. You don’t have to do on this your own, as there are advisors, calculators and tools to help you.
What's available?
Here’s a rough list of the benefit categories available:
- Universal Credit (UK only)
- Unemployment & Low Income
- Family & Children
- Housing (Council Tax – UK only)
- Disability & Carer
- Pension & Older People
- Sickness & Maternity
- Bereavement
Calculators
If you’d like to know roughly what you might be entitled to, try a benefit entitlement calculator. You’ll need your financial documents handy, including household salaries, outgoings, council tax etc. Please note: The ROI calculators are less comprehensive.
- Entitledto calculator
- Turn2us calculator
- Policy in Practice calculator
- MyWelfare calculator (ROI only)
Advisors
If you’d rather cut through the confusion and find a free and independent entitlement advisor near you, click below.
UK – Follow the link and input your postcode.
ROI – Follow the link and choose your county.
How do i apply?
If you’d like to skip straight to the application process, visit the relevant websites:
If you live in the UK: Gov.uk
If you live in the Republic of Ireland: Services.mywelfare.ie
Government Money Helper Website
The government offers free and impartial advice about all things finance, including benefits, pensions, savings and more. The Money Helper website is a wealth of knowledge, and a very helpful tool.
Speak to us if you need more help
If you’d like more advice about your benefit entitlement, please get in touch. This is what we do.
If you live in the UK:
If you live in the Republic of Ireland:
Or click on the Live Chat icon in the bottom right of the page to speak to a member of our helpline team.