{"id":89624,"date":"2026-01-31T08:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T08:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=89624"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:16:56","slug":"are-you-receiving-all-the-benefits-to-which-you-are-entitled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/01\/31\/are-you-receiving-all-the-benefits-to-which-you-are-entitled\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you receiving all the benefits to which you are entitled?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One consequence of running a blog that is widely noticed by the financial services industry is that I am inundated with press releases most days, the vast majority of which end up in my email bin without much thought being given to the process. <\/em><\/p>\n

But there always have to be exceptions. This press announcement turned up in my inbox yesterday, and I felt the service being offered might be of interest to people here and could even be a direct benefit. So, I thought this one was worth sharing, not least because I think the government's lack of effort in ensuring people receive all the benefits to which they are entitled is a scandal.<\/em><\/p>\n

A stress, I take no responsibility for the content, but if you\u2019re interested, it might be worth exploring. I have, obviously, checked that the site is genuine.<\/em><\/p>\n

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NATIONWIDE has launched a free calculator to help people discover unclaimed benefits with a tool experts have hailed as \u201cgreat for people who are unaware of what they might be entitled to\u201d \u2013\u00a0and it could get you \u00a3560 extra per month.<\/p>\n

The bank claims it has helped discover \u00a375 million a year in unclaimed\u00a0benefits\u00a0through a free eligibility calculator it launched just seven months ago.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0\u2018Better Off\u2019 calculator<\/a>, the first to be offered over the telephone as well as online, helps people understand what benefits they may be entitled to.<\/p>\n

The calculator \u2013 available to anyone, not just Nationwide customers \u2013 was launched in partnership with social policy data experts Policy in Practice, at a time when an estimated \u00a324\u00a0billion in benefits goes unclaimed each year.<\/p>\n

Since its launch last June, over 18,000 people have submitted a calculation, with over 11,000 households discovering they could be entitled to an average of \u00a3560 extra per month \u2013 totalling \u00a375.3 million annually in potential support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One consequence of running a blog that is widely noticed by the financial services industry is that I am inundated with press releases most days,
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