How much am I entitled to?
Struggling to make ends meet or unsure about the support you're entitled to? Our Benefits Calculator can help.
Answer a handful of questions to get a quick estimate of how much you could boost your income by each month. Then, enter a few more details to get a list of the benefits, payments, or vouchers you could qualify for and learn how to claim them.
Claiming benefits could mean you get government Cost of Living Payments, help with heating bills through the Warm Home Discount, free school meals, or grants for school uniforms.
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Housing Benefits rooms calculator
You can live in a home with as many rooms as you wish but Housing Benefit rules may limit how many you can be paid for. The rules are known as the "Size Criteria". They depend on :
- how many people live with you in your home
- how they are related to you (if they are)
- whether they are children or adults, and
- if they are children, whether they are boys or girls, and their ages.
- If you apply for Housing Benefits a rent officer will let you know how many rooms you can claim for. They cannot alter the rules, whatever your difficulties
Please go to the Valuation Office website and use the calculator they provide.
