Martin Lewis has issued a plea to households bringing in less than £40,000 a year - check your eligibility for Universal Credit. The Money Saving Expert believes millions of people could be missing out on the benefit and says use of a simple benefit calculator could easily indicate whether someone is entitled to benefits or not.
While delivering evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation, Martin highlighted that not everyone earning less than £40k will get Universal Credit, but there is still no harm in checking, Liverpool Echo reports.
He said: "My rule of thumb is if you have family income of under £40,000 then you should absolutely check on a benefits calculator whether you are entitled to Universal Credit. The financial guru also previously told the audience: "There are up to seven million of you who are eligible and who are missing out." He added: "I am not, repeat, saying you will get it.
