Free benefits tools
These show how the published rates add up. They do not decide a claim. For a full household check, use Turn2us or entitledto.
Housing Benefit or Universal Credit?
Find the likely rent-support route after the July 2026 closure of ordinary working-age Housing Benefit.
PIP payment dates 2026
Check your next six 28-day payments and likely earlier dates around published bank holidays.
PIP rates checker
Daily living and mobility, standard or enhanced. Weekly, four-weekly and yearly totals for 2026/27.
Universal Credit payment builder
Standard allowance, child and health elements, work allowance, then the 55p earnings taper. A sketch, not a claim.
Universal Credit earnings calculator
Enter take-home pay and see the 55% taper with the £427 or £710 work allowance for 2026/27.
Benefit cap checker
2026/27 ceilings for Greater London and the rest of Great Britain, plus the usual exemptions.
Pension Credit savings checker
No savings cap. The first £10,000 is ignored. See the 2026/27 guarantee line and assumed income.
Child Benefit and £60k charge
2026/27 weekly rates, then how much the higher earner would repay between £60,000 and £80,000.
Attendance Allowance rates
Lower and higher weekly rates for over State Pension age. Tax-free and not means-tested.
Carer's Allowance earnings limit
Weekly rate plus the 2026/27 earnings cliff edge after tax, NI and allowable expenses.