Website of the UK government

Use the benefits adviser to...

• check which benefits you may be able to get
• get an estimate of the benefits, tax credits or pension that may be available
• compare estimates if your situation changes
• save your answers for up to seven days
• download/print results for reference

To answer all the questions you will need information about...

• savings
• earnings eg pay slips
• benefit/pension details
• outgoings, eg Council Tax, rent/mortgage, childcare payments
• if you rent a property from a private landlord, your Local Housing Allowance rate

• Local Housing Allowance

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Find out about benefits and tax credits now.

Important information if you're eligible for tax credits

If you get tax credits and your income has gone up by £25,000 or more in this tax year (2010-11) the tax credits estimate you receive won't be correct. This is because the benefits adviser works out tax credits based on income you received in the previous tax year (2009-10).

The benefits adviser will be updated shortly.

If you leave the benefits adviser inactive, the application will 'time out' after 20 minutes and you'll need to start again.

• List of benefits and tax credits covered by the benefits adviser

Benefits adviser is not suitable for everyone

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

• A prisoner

• A student

• Under 18 years old

• Permanently in residential care of a nursing home

More useful links

• Look for work, training, childcare and more

• Find out how your State Pension may look when you retire