{"id":571,"date":"2021-04-18T16:42:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T15:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citizensadvicecopeland.org.uk\/staging\/?page_id=571"},"modified":"2026-03-10T18:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:57:53","slug":"benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/citizensadvicecopeland.org.uk\/index.php\/benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"571\" class=\"elementor elementor-571\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad5af39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad5af39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dd080b\" 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class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page parent hfe-creative-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/citizensadvicecopeland.org.uk\/index.php\/other-sources-of-help\/\" class = \"hfe-menu-item\">Other sources of help<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3865331\" data-id=\"3865331\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da26c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1da26c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citizensadvicecopeland.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Benefits-Advice.png\" title=\"Benefits Advice\" alt=\"Benefits Advice\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c549f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c549f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not sure where to start with benefits?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5747a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5747a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unsure how to fill in forms or struggle to write down how your disability affects you?<\/p><p>Our team of advisers can provide help and support to check eligibility, assist in making a claim and offer support if decisions need to be challenged.<\/p><p>Making sure you are receiving all the help you are entitled to will make paying for bills and other household expenses easier.<\/p><p>Completing a benefit form can be difficult and challenging. We explain what the questions really mean, and give prompts on what to think about. This should help you to answer the questions and get the benefit you are entitled to.<\/p><p>If you want to challenge a decision made about a benefit, you need to make sure you follow the right procedure if you want to try and get the decision changed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdecaab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdecaab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check what benefits you can get<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d3404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d3404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re struggling with the cost of living, you should check if you can claim benefits or increase your current benefits. <\/p><p>You might be able to claim certain benefits even if you work, have savings or own a home.<\/p><p><strong>To check what benefits you can get, you can:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>use a benefits calculator &#8211; for a detailed check based on your personal situation<\/li><li>read our general benefits advice &#8211; to quickly check if you could get Universal Credit and other benefits<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b5e2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63b5e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use a benefits calculator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6438201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6438201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Benefits calculators can tell you what benefits you might get and how much money you could get in benefits. <\/p><p>To get a more accurate answer, you\u2019ll need information about your savings, income, pension, childcare payments and any existing benefits for you and your partner, if you have one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6cb82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d6cb82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check if you can use a calculator \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e323220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e323220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>None of the calculators can give you an accurate answer if you\u2019re:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>a student<\/li><li>on strike<\/li><li>living outside the UK<\/li><li>living permanently in residential care or a nursing home<\/li><li>in prison<\/li><\/ul><p>This is because it\u2019s more complex to work out what benefits you can get if you\u2019re in one of these situations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d3baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25d3baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you want a detailed benefits check<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362f33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"362f33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can use the Entitledto benefits calculator for a detailed overview of what you might get. Entitledto\u2019s calculator is particularly useful if:<\/p><ul><li>you\u2019re already claiming benefits<\/li><li>you\u2019re sick or disabled<\/li><li>you\u2019re over State Pension age &#8211; you can check your State Pension age on the gov.uk website<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entitledto.co.uk\/?e2dwp=y\">Use the Entitledto benefits calculator<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff9547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ff9547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you want a quick overview of what help you can get <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e0579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47e0579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can use the Turn2us benefits calculator for a quick idea of what benefits and other financial help you might be eligible for.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk\/\"><strong>Use the Turn2us benefits calculator<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3fd52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d3fd52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For more advice on a specific benefit choose from the list below:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954e040 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"954e040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/citizensadvicecopeland.org.uk\/index.php\/universal-credit\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Universal Credit\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-money-bill-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/citizensadvicecopeland.org.uk\/index.php\/universal-credit\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversal 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/citizensadvicecopeland.org.uk\/index.php\/personal-independence-payment\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPersonal Independent Payment\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a65babc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a65babc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/citizensadvicecopeland.org.uk\/index.php\/carers-allowance\/\" 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