Benefit Checks

Our helpline advisors can carry out a benefit check, which is a confidential assessment to identify whether you could be eligible for additional financial support.

A benefit check will take into account your personal circumstances, to establish whether you could be entitled to additional financial support from the government or your local authority.

During a benefit check, you'll be asked to provide information about:

• Your income, existing benefits, salary or pensions
• Your housing status
• Any childcare costs you may have
• Any savings you may have
• Your date of birth
• Your council tax band
• If you are disabled, terminally ill or need care

With this information our helpline advisor can tell you:

• What benefits you are entitled to
• How much and how regular the payments should be
• How to apply for these benefits

Benefit checks are confidential. You won't be asked to provide your bank details and and we will never pass your data on to any other organisations.

What does a benefit check involve?