Tell it the status first.

Immigration and residence status change what is on the list. The figures you enter are stored in this browser only. They are not sent to a department.

1. Status

British citizenOrdinary residence and means tests.Irish citizenOrdinary residence and means tests.Settled status or indefinite leavePublic funds follow the ordinary rules.Refugee or humanitarian protectionOnce status is granted, access matches a British citizen.Pre-settled statusMeans-tested benefits need a right to reside, not the status alone.Asylum seekerSection 95 or Section 4. Not Universal Credit.No recourse to public fundsMost temporary visas. Listed public funds are blocked.

2. Place and household

Postcode or place

Your agePartner in the household

Children under 16Of those, school age

PregnantA child under 4A baby under 1A child has a disability or long-term condition

3. Money and housing

Household take-home pay a monthBefore benefits. Use 0 if there is none.SavingsAll accounts the claim would count.

Currently workingSomeone in the household earns over £60,000 a yearHousingRent a month

4. Circumstances

You have a disability or long-term health conditionYou care for someone for 35 hours or more a weekNational Insurance paid in recent tax yearsRecently unemployed and looking for workYou pay for registered childcareA young person aged 16 to 19 is in education or trainingYou are bringing up a child after a parent diedKinship care, or an adoption allowanceA partner or a child has diedAn industrial injury or disease

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