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How to use the benefits adviser

Answer questions about savings, income and outgoings to:

• check which benefits you may be eligible for
• get an estimate of what you may receive
• find out how a change in circumstances could affect your benefits

Before you start

You may find it useful to have the following information to hand before you start:

• earnings, eg wages slips
• your savings
• benefit / pension details
• outgoings, eg Council Tax, rent/mortgage, childcare payments
• your Local Housing Allowance rate (for low income tenants renting privately)

• Local Housing Allowance

Start now

Find out about benefits and tax credits now.

• Start Benefits adviser

Important:
Currently, the benefits adviser may not provide accurate estimates for customers and their partners entitled to:

• Working Tax Credits
• Pension Credits
• Employment and Support Allowance

or have savings of over £6000.

• Check if you are affected

If you leave the benefits adviser, you’ll get ‘timed out’ at 20 minutes and have to start again.

Benefits adviser is not suitable for everyone

If you are single, have no children and class yourself as disabled the benefits adviser is not suitable for you at the moment. We are working to enhance the service as soon as possible.

If you are in one of the following groups, please choose from the options below for more useful information:

(Choose one then ‘Submit’)

More useful links

• Look for work, training, childcare and more
• Find out how your State Pension may look when you retire (Opens new window)