Income Support eligibility check

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Check you qualify for Income Support before you complete an application form

This calculator will be able to advise if you can claim Income Support. It is not an application form.

After you've entered your details, the next page will ask for an email address.

Enter your email address to find out if you qualify or not. If you do qualify, you'll get a link to an application form.

You will not receive an application form if you do not provide your email address.

If you will be making any financial decisions based on whether or not you may be able to claim, you can contact Income Support for more detail.

Your details

The information provided on this form will not be used to assist us with your Income Support application. Your details are not stored anywhere. The purpose of asking the below questions is to establish if you may be entitled to apply for Income Support.

How to use the calculator

If you are under 25, some parts of this calculator may not apply to you. The calculator cannot estimate extra payments you would get if you have a long-term illness or disability. If either of these apply to you contact us for more information.

Completing the calculator will take around 10 minutes:

enter all numbers as digits, not words, for example 1, 2, 3 not one, two, three
you must accurately complete every field that is relevant to you
the amount we can pay towards your accommodation will be restricted to the cost and size of an appropriate property for your household
this calculator can't be used if you live in a house share, flat share, care home or if you've been assessed by a social worker as needing formal care. If any of these apply, contact us

Enter the personal details for your household:

Basic details about you

If you are under 25, you will normally be expected to be part of your parents’ household unless you are working full-time, responsible for a child yourself or there is a reason you can’t live with them. If you are under 25, contact us for more information.

How old are you?

You must be above compulsory school-leaving age to qualify for Income Support.

A partner is a husband, wife, civil partner, girlfriend or boyfriend. You do not need to live together at one address for your partner to be included in your claim. If you are committed to each other and share your lives as one unit, you should include your partner in this eligibility check. If you are uncertain whether to include a partner, you should contact Income Support.

If you have a partner, what is their age?

Invalid age. Your partner must be 16 or over.

Details about children or young adults that live with you

Any person in compulsory education, or not yet at school is considered a child. Compulsory education ends on 30th June in the year a person turns 16, year 11 of secondary school.

How many children in your household are under school leaving age?

Enter a valid number

Young people who have finished compulsory education are included in your Income Support household up to the age of 25, if they are looking for work or in full-time education.

If you have a child or young adult with a disability, they may be given their own separate claim. Contact us for further information.

How many young adults in your household are under 25 and looking for work?

Enter a valid number

How many young adults in your household are under 25 and in full time education?

Enter a valid number

Each adult and young adult included in an Income Support household must pass the Income Support residence test to be eligible to claim some of the components that make up Income Support. For more information, see the Income Support residence test page.
Income Support residence test

How many adults do not pass the Income Support residence test?

Enter a valid number

Details about where you live

The amount Income Support can pay towards your accommodation is restricted to the cost and size of an appropriate property for your household. This eligibility check will not work for people sharing a property with another household. If you live in a house/ flat share, you should call 444444 to speak to an Income Support advisor to determine your eligibility.

You can get help with accommodation costs if you are aged at least 25 and you rent or own your own property. Some people under 25 can also get help, such as:

a young person who has responsibility for a child. This can be the parent of the child or someone else (for example an elder brother or sister) that has the main responsibility for the child;
a young person that cannot be expected to return to their previous family home because:
- Social Services has confirmed they cannot live in the family home (eg someone leaving care or at risk of abuse); or
- their parents (or the person that had previously looked after them) are unable to help them – for example: the young person is an orphan, their parents are in prison or occupying unsuitable accommodation; or
- the young person has been living independently for at least one year and had reasonably expected to remain independent – the reason for claiming Income Support is an unexpected change in circumstance (illness, unexpected redundancy etc.).

Which of the following apply to you?

I live in and own my own home

I pay rent for my accommodation

I live with my parents

I do not pay for my accommodation

You must select an accommodation type.

Help with accommodation costs is not available if you live with relatives or do not pay for your accommodation.

Social Housing means a home rented from Andium Homes (the former Housing Department), Jersey Homes Trust, Les Vaux Housing Trust, Christians Together in Jersey Housing Trust or FB Cottages Housing Trust. All other landlords (including hostels) count as ‘private’.

What type of home do you live in?

Social housing - flat

Social housing - house

Private - bedsit

Private - flat

Private - hostel

Private - house

Private - lodgings

None

You must select a value.

How many bedrooms does your home have?

Enter a valid number

How much do you pay for your accommodation per week, excluding service charges?

Enter a valid number

Carers

Is anybody in your household a full-time carer for someone with a severe disability?

Yes

You must select a value.

Childcare arrangements

Complete this section if you pay for childcare at a nursery or registered childminder while you are working. If not, leave this section blank

How many children in your household are under 3 and receiving childcare?

Enter a valid number

What is the hourly childcare rate per child under 3?

Enter a valid number

Average number of hours in childcare per child under 3 per week?

Enter a valid number

How many children in your household are aged 3 or 4 and receiving childcare?

Enter a valid number

What is the hourly childcare rate per child aged 3 or 4?

Enter a valid number

Average number of hours in childcare per child aged 3 or 4 per week?

Enter a valid number

How many children in your household are aged 5-11 and receiving childcare?

Enter a valid number

What is the hourly childcare rate per child aged 5-11?

Enter a valid number

Average number of hours in childcare per child aged 5 to 11 per week?

Enter a valid number

Your household income

Enter your Income Support household's current income details. Do not include income that you are no longer receiving

If you (and / or your partner) are employed, what is your total gross weekly earned employment income? This includes income you are receiving through the Government co-funded payroll scheme

Enter a valid number

Do you (and / or your partner) pay Social Security contributions?

Yes

You must select a value.

If you (and / or your partner) are self-employed, what is your gross weekly self-employment (Class 2) income?

Enter a valid number

If you (and / or your partner) pay self-employed (Class 2) contributions, how much do you pay weekly?

Enter a valid number

Your pension income

If you (and / or your partner) receive any pensions, enter the weekly amount.

How much weekly pension do you receive?

Enter a valid number

How much weekly pension does your partner receive?

Enter a valid number

Benefits you receive

If you (and / or your partner) receive any of the benefits below or have any other source of income, enter the combined weekly amount.

Long Term Incapacity Allowance (LTIA)

Enter a valid number

Invalidity Benefit

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Short Term Incapacity Allowance (STIA)

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Survivor's Pension / Survivor's Allowance

Enter a valid number

Maternity Benefit

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Home Carer’s Allowance

Enter a valid number

Any other income or benefits

Enter a valid number

Maintenance you receive

If your household receives maintenance income for you, your partner or a child, enter it here (weekly amount).

Enter a valid number

Your maintenance payments

Complete this section if a member of your Income Support household pays maintenance. This can be for an ex-partner or for children.

If you pay maintenance for children, enter the number of children you pay maintenance for

Enter a valid number

How much maintenance do you pay per child per week?

Enter a valid number

If you pay maintenance to a former partner, enter the weekly amount here

Enter a valid number

Your capital assets

Capital assets includes savings, bank accounts, Post Office or Co-op accounts, investments, deposits, bonds and property, but does not include the value of your main home.
This section applies to assets held by all members of your household.

What is the total value of your bank accounts, savings, bonds and investments (to the nearest £100)?

Enter a valid number

What is the total value of any additional property or assets you own (to the nearest £100)?

Enter a valid number