Benefits adviser
Get an estimate of what benefits (eg Income Support or Jobseeker's Allowance) and tax credits you could get, and find out about claiming specific benefits. You can also find out how your benefits would be affected by a change in circumstances (eg if you find work).
Use this service to get benefits advice for you, your family or someone else. You can answer questions anonymously.
To answer the questions and make sure your estimate is accurate, you'll need to provide information about your:
- savings
- earnings (eg from payslips)
- existing benefits and pensions
- outgoings (eg rent, mortgage, childcare payments)
- local housing allowance limit (if you rent your property from a private landlord)Benefits covered
The benefits adviser checks if you're eligible to claim:
- Attendance Allowance
- Bereavement Allowance
- Bereavement Payment
- Carer's Allowance *
- Carer's Credit
- Child Benefit *
- Child Tax Credit *
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance *
- Guardian's Allowance
- Housing Benefit *
- Incapacity Benefit
- Income Support *
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
- Jobseeker's Allowance *
- Maternity Allowance
- Pension Credit *
- State Pension
- Statutory Adoption Pay
- Statutory Maternity / Paternity Pay
- Statutory Sick Pay
- War Widow's or Widower's Pension
- Widowed Parents Allowance
- Working Tax Credit *
(*) - For these benefits, you'll also get an estimate of how much you might get.