A recent segment with Martin Lewis and Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain highlighted that there are currently £19 billion in unclaimed social security benefits each year.

Watch the segment on Good Morning Britain

In the current cost of living crisis, take-up of this support is vital to building financial stability, but millions of households are still missing out. With help potentially available to anyone with less than £16,000 in savings, finding out what you are entitled to is crucial.

Support is available through our Tenancy Support Services to help you to access free income maximisation calculations to find out what benefits you are entitled to. The team are also able to provide budgeting support so that once you know what support is available, you can manage your day-to-day finances and plan ahead for future changes.

The top 5 most unclaimed benefits are:

1. Universal Credit: 1.3 million households are missing out

2. Council tax support: 2.7 million households are missing out

3. Carers Allowance: 500,000 households are missing out

4. Pension Credit: 850,000 households are missing out

5. Child Benefit: 765,000 households are missing out

There are also new Scottish Social Security Benefits helping families, carers and those with disabilities get extra financial support. 

We understand that talking about finances can be difficult. That’s why we have a link to our free benefits calculator on our website. A link to the calculator can be found here. Once completed, you can email a copy to our team who can check it with you and contact you to offer further help.

Information on our Tenancy Sustainment Services can be found on our website. If you need help and support please get in touch by phone, email or through your My Kingdom app.