A MoneySavingExpert.com reader has explained how he became £6,600 better off a year after following advice to make an 10-minute check. Thousands of households could be eligible for thousands of pounds a year in benefits but do not claim it, so Martin Lewis' MoneySavingExpert.com site has a calculator which can work out if people can get support.
As reported by the Mirror, one reader named Joel wrote into the latest newsletter, telling them he was £550 better off a month - or £6,600 a year - after using the calculator. He wrote: "In your weekly email, you encouraged people to check if they're eligible for Universal Credit. I didn't think I'd qualify, but thought I'd check - turns out I was eligible for £550 a month!
"Thanks so much for the advice, I'd never have checked otherwise." The calculator Joel refers to was built for MSE by benefits experts EntitledTo.
