Entitlement check · 2026/27
Are you missing money?
£24.1 billion in benefits and social tariffs goes unclaimed in the UK every year — around 7 million households missing an average of about £3,400 each. Not because they don't qualify. Because nobody told them. Eight questions, about a minute.
Which best describes you?
Are you married or in a civil partnership?
Does one of you earn under £12,570 while the other pays basic-rate tax?
This is the Marriage Allowance test — worth £252 a year, and backdatable four years.
Do you have children under 20 living with you?
Are you claiming Child Benefit?
Worth claiming even if you earn too much to keep it — it protects your State Pension record.
Is money tight — or is your household income low?
Be honest; nothing here is stored or sent anywhere.
Does anyone in your household have a health condition or disability that means they need help day to day?
Do you spend 35+ hours a week caring for someone who gets a disability benefit?
£2.4 billion of Carer's Allowance goes unclaimed each year.
Do you have more than £16,000 in savings?
Roughly what is your weekly income before tax?
State Pension, private pensions and any earnings added together. A rough figure is fine.
Every figure here is an estimate of what you may be entitled to — only the DWP, HMRC or your council can decide. Nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere. For a proper, free, personalised check, contact Citizens Advice, Turn2us, Age UK (for anyone over 66) or MoneyHelper. If in doubt, apply anyway — the worst outcome is a no, and millions of people wrongly assume they won't qualify.