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Could you be missing out on valuable financial support without realising? £16 billion of benefits and tax credits remain unclaimed in the UK each year – most often by low income working households.

Not sure you’re getting all the help you’re entitled to? Use the Benefits Calculator to find out what you could claim.

Try the benefits calculator now 

By entering a few details about your situation, you’ll get a free and impartial assessment of all the benefits and tax credits you are entitled to and what you have to do to claim them: from means tested benefits like Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit, right through to the latest benefits for energy bills.

Make the Call Service

Thanks to a simple phone call, thousands of people across Northern Ireland are now accessing money and other help that they previously weren’t receiving. The ‘Make the Call’ service from the Department for Communities enables you to find out quickly and easily whether you are receiving all the benefits, supports and services to which you are entitled.

0800 232 1271*
Text: ADVICE to 67300*
Mon-Fri: 9:00am to 5:00pm*network charges may apply
www.nidirect.gov.uk/makethecall
Further information can be found here.

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You can now register for our website online.  Once you have successfully registered you will be able to access your account online 24 hours later.

For instructions on how to register click here.