If you have a household income of less than £30,000 and you don't get any benefits, there is a ten-minute financial health check Martin Lewis wants you to do. The money saving expert says it's worth doing to see if you're missing out on any entitlements.
He stresses that he is not saying you will be due anything, but that it is worth the time to check. In certain circumstances, some families with an income of £50,000 or more could also qualify for help, the Mirror reports.
Martin wrote on twitter: "Do you have total (family) income under £30,000? If so and you don't get any benefits, it is worth 10 minutes on our free benefits calculator...to see if you're missing out on entitlements.
"I'm NOT saying all will be due, just it's worth the time to check."
It all depends on your situation whether you will be due any benefits. But one MSE reader previously told Martin she was now £2,000-a-year better off after finding out she was eligible for help.
The reader, known only as Christine, found out she could claim housing benefit and carer’s allowance.
To find out your eligibility, you’ll need to answer questions about your employment, income and living arrangements. You’ll need to answer as accurately as possible in order to get a correct figure.
Once you've found out if you're likely able to make a claim, you'll then need to physically apply for the benefits. Debt charity Turn2Us has previously estimated that seven million families are missing out on unclaimed benefits.
Households are facing a cost of living crisis with bills and costs rising. Gas and electricity prices are shooting up by 54 per cent, inflation is now at 6.2 per cent, while petrol and diesel costs are at all-time highs.
Add in the forthcoming increase in national insurance, and every penny is counting for hard-pressed people across the UK. The Government has announced packages of support, including a £150 rebate for some council tax payers, a £200 'loan' against this year energy cost rise, knocking 5p off the price of a litre of petrol, as well as raising the national insurance threshold
MoneySavingExpert has a free benefit calculator you can use. Other popular online calculators include ones from Turn2us, Policy in Practice and entitledto.
