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Screen shot of Real Help Now website.

Real Help Now.

Official government site about the economic crisis — information and news about the available support and where to go for help.

There is also a 37-page booklet for people over 60 at http://realhelpnow.gov.uk/pdf/over60s.pdf (pdf format, 267 kb).

URL: http://realhelpnow.gov.uk/ .

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EntitledTo.

A free web-based calculator to help people work out their entitlement to benefits and tax credits. People across the UK are missing out on benefits and tax credits worth more than £8 billion a year. Entitledto can help make sure you get what is yours.
Before you start to use the calculator, there are a few things that you will need to know. It will be easier for you to work through all the questions if you have gathered all the information before you start.

• Details of all your income eg state pension, occupational pension, disability allowance, attendance allowance, other state benefits and any earnings.
• Are you married or in a civil partnership, or living with someone as a couple? What is your partner’s income, including any benefits? We need to know this as you will be assessed as a couple.
• How much money do you have in savings, investments and other capital?
• How much is your annual council tax bill and do you get any help with it?
• Do you pay rent or mortgage? How much?
• Do you have anyone else, eg grown-up children, living with you? Are they in employment or on benefits? What is their income?
• Does anyone receive carers’ allowance for looking after you or anyone in your household?

URL: http://entitledto.co.uk/ .