{"id":9867,"date":"2026-09-17T17:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/benefits-checker\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:03:44","slug":"benefits-checker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/benefits-checker\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits checker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6abf8f8d6e1a2\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits checker<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d5be3348 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use a benefits calculator to check whether&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;entitled to benefits, grants,&nbsp;discounts&nbsp;or other financial support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many people&nbsp;miss out on&nbsp;support because they do not realise they&nbsp;are&nbsp;eligible. You may be able to get help even if you work, own your home or have savings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check&nbsp;your entitlement using:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/check-benefits-financial-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK&#8217;s Benefits and Financial Support Checker<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entitledto.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entitledto benefits calculator<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turn2us benefits calculator<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need advice?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabdevon.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citizens Advice<\/a>&nbsp;for free and confidential support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group priority-register is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group priority-register__header is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staying safe from scams and fraud<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group priority-register__content is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be wary of&nbsp;scams&nbsp;and fraud&nbsp;relating to benefits,&nbsp;grants&nbsp;and cost of living support. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/help-with-living-costs\/scams\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9184\">avoiding&nbsp;scams&nbsp;and fraud<\/a>&nbsp;for advice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group quick-links is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading quick-links__heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"font-size:1.1rem\">Looking for more support?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list quick-links__list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/help-with-living-costs\/\">Help with living costs\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/support-for-older-people\/\">Support for older people&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/support-for-disabled-people-and-carers\/\">Support for disabled people and carers&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/family-support\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/family-support\/\">Family support and childcare<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-54d3af74 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d8e1e8;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.1rem\">Need urgent help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citizens Advice Devon can help you understand your options and support your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({&amp;apos;buttonEvent&amp;apos;: &amp;apos;Information page&amp;apos;});\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-default-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cabdevon.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Citizens Advice<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":748,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-9867","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-14 06:22:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9867"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10146,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9867\/revisions\/10146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}