DWP launches new online Benefits Checker to help people find instant financial support
The new online tool only takes a few minutes to complete.
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New Universal Credit tool reveals if you can make claim in minutes
Over six million people currently claim Universal Credit - but thousands more may be eligible
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A new Universal Credit tool has been set up to help people find out if they re entitled to benefits - and it only takes a few minutes.
The online benefits checker has been launched by the Department for Work and Pensions as a tool to help people understand what benefits and support packages they can claim.
While there s over six million people in Britain currently claiming Universal Credit, it s believed thousands more are entitled to the cash but haven t been claiming it because they don t realise they re eligible.
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Universal Credit is replacing six benefits known as legacy benefits. These are Child Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), and Working Tax Credit.