Chichester Public QuickCalc

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	Introduction to the Housing Benefit &
	Council Tax Reduction QuickCalc tool


	This tool helps you to work out if you should claim Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction

	To use this tool, just go to each page using the menu at top of the screen - make sure you read the notes that go with each page

	Carefully check all the questions - and make sure you have all the information about your income, rent and Council Tax before you begin

	You can miss any of the pages out if they do not apply to you - for example:
	»	If you do not have any savings or capital, you can miss that page out
	»	If everyone in your household is in good health you can miss out the disability page
	»	If neither you or your partner work, you can miss out the page about wages and so on…

	When you have answered all the questions that apply to you, your results will show on the last page
	»	If you think you have missed something out, just return to that page and check your answers
	»	You can change any of the answers at any time - the results page will automatically change to show the new result


	If you see any messages in red please read them carefully - they tell you that you have made a mistake. They tell you what to do to put it right.

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Basic questions about you, your rent
and/or council tax, family and work

How much is your Eligible Rent?

IMPORTANT» Please see the help notes for info about "Eligible Rent"

How many Rent-Free weeks per year do you get?

Some Councils and Housing Associations have Rent-Free weeks when no rent needs to be paid. Check with your landlord if you are not sure about this question.

How much is your Council Tax?

Are you one of a Couple or Single?

dd/mm/yyyy

Enter your Date of Birth

Example: for birth date 21st Sept 1963
enter 21/09/1963

Please select your Gender

How many children do you have?

What is your work situation?

Do you or your partner receive one of these 4 benefits?

Please make sure that you actually receive one of these 4 benefits before ticking one of these boxes. These benefits are all paid to people who have low incomes (or no other income).
They do NOT include Contribution Based JSA, or Contribution Based ESA, or Pension Savings Credit.
You should not tick one of these boxes if you have "Credits Only" entitlement to JSA or ESA.

1. Income Support

2. JSA (Income Based)

3. Pension Guarantee Credit

4. ESA (Income Related)

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You

Frequency

Partner

Frequency

Child Benefit per week - Auto Calculated

AutoWeek

Child Tax Credit

Working Tax Credit

Jobseekers Allowance (Contributory)

Incapacity Benefit

ESA(C) Employment & Support Allowance

Severe Disablement Allowance

Carers Allowance *(See below)

Bereavement Allowance

Maternity Allowance

Pension Savings Credit

State Retirement Pension

Occupational pension

Disabled Living Allowance (all rates)

Personal Independence Payment

Attendance Allowance

Guardian's Allowance

War Pension

Widowed Parent’s Allowance

Total of any other benefit income

Tick here if you have underlying entitlement to Carers Allowance

« You

« Your Partner

See the notes page about this item - you may need to check with an advisor

YOUR WAGES - MAIN JOB

Gross pay (before any deductions)

Paid towards company or private pension

YOUR WAGES - SECOND JOB

Gross pay (before any deductions)

Paid towards company or private pension

YOUR PARTNER'S WAGES - MAIN JOB

Gross pay (before any deductions)

Paid towards company or private pension

YOUR PARTNER'S WAGES - SECOND JOB

Gross pay (before any deductions)

Paid towards company or private pension

Use this tool to average your pay over 5 weeks or 2 months

AVERAGING TOOL

GROSS Weekly or Monthly Pay Packet 1

GROSS Weekly or Monthly Pay Packet 2

GROSS Weekly Pay Packet 3

GROSS Weekly Pay Packet 4

GROSS Weekly Pay Packet 5

GROSS Average Pay Packet

Now copy this figure into the Gross pay box for you or your partner

Charitable/Voluntary/Compensation

You

Frequency

Partner

Frequency

Regular voluntary payments

Regular charitable payments

Occasional charitable payments

Payments from personal injuries trust

McFarlane / Eileen Trust / the Fund / Indep. Liv. Fund

Income from *Lodgers/Boarders

You

Frequency

Partner

Frequency

Income from Lodger 1

Income from Lodger 2

Income from Lodger 3

Income from Boarder 1

Income from Boarder 2

Income from Boarder 3

* Definition: BOARDERS get meals included with their accommodation charges. LODGERS don't.

Payments for children

You

Frequency

Partner

Frequency

Maintenance received for a child

Fostering Allowances

Bank Accounts

Amount

Bank Account 1

Bank Account 2

Bank Account 3

Bank Account 4

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Building Society Accounts

Building Society 1

Building Society 2

Building Society 3

Building Society 4

Company Stocks or Shares

Stocks or Shares 1

Stocks or Shares 2

Stocks or Shares 3

Stocks or Shares 4

Enter FULL value of Stocks & Shares - 90% auto calculated

Savings Bonds

Savings Bonds 1

Savings Bonds 2

Savings Bonds 3

Savings Bonds 4

Other Capital

Other Capital 1

Other Capital 2

Other Capital 3

Other Capital 4

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Total Capital







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Estimated results for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction

	» This calculator is designed to give you a fair estimate of your entitlement
	» It may not be 100% accurate in all cases
	» IT IS NOT A BENEFIT CLAIM OR A BENEFIT DECISION
	» IF YOU WISH TO CLAIM BENEFIT CONTACT THE BENEFITS DEPARTMENT



	HOUSING BENEFIT - PER WEEK »
	COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION - PER WEEK »








	This information is taken from the answers you entered on all the pages of this calculator
	Please check that you have entered all information correctly
	If you see a mistake, go back to the page where you put the information in
	All the figures below have been converted to weekly amounts
	_______________________	_________________	_________________________	_____________________
	Your Rent		Your age
	Your Council Tax		Your partner's age
	Your gross wages		Number of children
	Partner's gross wages		Children with a disability
	Your benefit income		Weekly childcare paid
	Partner's benefit income		Your work situation
	Your "other" income		Partner's work situation
	Partner's "other" income		Your/Partner health
	Your joint capital		Other people in household
	Income from capital		With earned income
			On benefit or no income



	Your joint wage income after deductions for Tax, NI conts, Private Pension Payments

	Extra amount ignored from your joint wages and Tax Credits (Earnings Disregards)

	Total joint income from Benefits and "Other Income" after set amounts ignored for certain incomes

	WEEKLY JOINT INCOME THE GOVERNMENT SAYS YOU NEED BEFORE HAVING TO PAY SOMETHING TOWARDS YOUR COUNCIL TAX OR RENT



	Amount you have to pay towards the RENT because of your income level		Amount you have to pay towards the COUNCIL TAX because of your income level

	Amount you have to pay towards the RENT because there are other people living in your household		Amount you have to pay towards the COUNCIL TAX because there are other people in your household

Questions about other people in your household
	FIRST OTHER PERSON	SECOND OTHER PERSON	If you or your partner receive DLA (Care Component) or Attendance Allowance or are registered blind you do not need to complete this page.

	How old is this other person?__	How old is this other person?

	Person with earned income	Person with earned income
	Earns over £401 pw gross	Earns over £401 pw gross
	Earns over £322 pw gross	Earns over £322 pw gross
	Earns over £242 pw gross	Earns over £242 pw gross
	Earns over £186 pw gross	Earns over £186 pw gross
	Earns over £126 pw gross	Earns over £126 pw gross
	Earns below £126 pw gross	Earns below £126 pw gross

	Person with benefit income	Person with benefit income
	Gets DLA (Care Component) or Attendance Allowance	Gets DLA (Care Component) or Attendance Allowance
	On Pension Credit	On Pension Credit
	Aged 60+ not on Pension Credit	Aged 60+ not on Pension Credit
	On Income Support	On Income Support
	On Job Seekers Allowance	On Job Seekers Allowance
	- (Income Based)	- (Income Based)
	On ESA - Assessment Phase	On ESA - Assessment Phase
	On ESA - Main Phase	On ESA - Main Phase

	Any other circumstances	Any other circumstances
	Registered Blind	Registered Blind
	Anyone else	Anyone else
	e.g. on other benefits or no income	e.g. on other benefits or no income

	THIRD OTHER PERSON	FOURTH OTHER PERSON

	How old is this other person?	How old is this other person?

	Person with earned income	Person with earned income
	Earns over £401 pw gross	Earns over £401 pw gross
	Earns over £322 pw gross	Earns over £322 pw gross
	Earns over £242 pw gross	Earns over £242 pw gross
	Earns over £186 pw gross	Earns over £186 pw gross
	Earns over £126 pw gross	Earns over £126 pw gross
	Earns below £126 pw gross	Earns below £126 pw gross

	Person with benefit income	Person with benefit income
	Gets DLA (Care Component) or Attendance Allowance	Gets DLA (Care Component) or Attendance Allowance
	On Pension Credit	On Pension Credit
	Aged 60+ not on Pension Credit	Aged 60+ not on Pension Credit
	On Income Support	On Income Support
	On Job Seekers Allowance	On Job Seekers Allowance
	- (Income Based)	- (Income Based)
	On ESA - Assessment Phase	On ESA - Assessment Phase
	On ESA - Main Phase	On ESA - Main Phase

	Any other circumstances	Any other circumstances
	Registered Blind	Registered Blind
	Anyone else	Anyone else
	e.g. on other benefits or no income	e.g. on other benefits or no income

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