Benefits Calculator: Simplify your benefits search

It’s really important that we use our money wisely. This means not only taking advantage of all the money saving tips, but also maximising our income. One way of doing this is to find out if you are eligible for any benefits.
As this can be a detailed and complicated process, we often refer people to a specialist in this area to do a full welfare benefit check.
An alternative option is to do research yourself. However, you may not know where to start or what benefits are out there.
Entitled To is an online quick and easy benefits calculator you can use to check which benefits you may be eligible for. Sounds fantastic, right?

Organisations can also use Entitled To to develop a benefits calculator tailored to their service users. RNIB has developed a benefits calculator for those living with, or affected by, sight loss.

This calculator requires the same information as the main Entitled To calculator. However, there is also information and questions specifically designed for those living with, or affected by, sight loss.

Chris, one of our Digital Enablement Officers, put the benefits calculator to the test. Alice, our Digital Communications Officer who is also a totally blind screen reader user, also had a go with the calculator.

This blog gives an overview of its features, usability and accessibility.
You can find the links to the main Entitled To calculator and the RNIB Entitled To calculator, along with other useful information, at the end of this blog.

How does the benefits calculator work?

There are seven sections which establish your total income and outgoings based on your individual, home and family circumstances.

Before you start, it would be useful to have information about your savings, income, pensions and existing benefits (for you, and your partner or anybody else you live with if applicable). Entitled To has produced a comprehensive guide detailing all the information you will need to use the calculator and get the most accurate results. A link to this is at the end of this blog.
You answer the majority of questions by selecting options via radio buttons, so you will not need to input much text when completing it.

If you aren’t sure about any of the questions, you can select the “Help” links to get further guidance.

“I completed the benefits calculator and was surprised at how simple and straightforward the process was. The last section or RESULT gave me a suggestion of a benefit I may be eligible to apply for and a monthly amount I may be eligible to receive from this.”

Chris, Digital Enablement Officer