To work out your entitlement we need to know whether you are single or in a
couple,
how many
children under 20 you have, how much your
Council Tax bill is (after any disability reduction and/or single person discount), and your housing status.
If you are a full-time student, in hospital/residential care, a prisoner or on strike, living abroad or not a British or Irish citizen our estimate may not be correct.
If you fall into one of these categories please see
groups not included in the calculator.
This calculator provides estimates of your potential benefits entitlement, based on the information you supply. You can get more individual advice about this from your local Citizens Advice bureau and other welfare rights organisations.