Editorial policy and corrections

Who writes the site

BenefitsCalculators.com is run by one person, Yevgeniy Kuleshov, a web developer. He is not a financial adviser, accountant or welfare rights lawyer, and the site does not give personal advice. No page has been reviewed by an outside expert unless the page says so and names the reviewer.

Sources we use

Every rate, threshold, date and rule on a page comes from a primary source, linked next to the figure or in the page's Sources list:

1. Legislation on legislation.gov.uk.
2. Official guidance and rate tables on gov.uk, mygov.scot and nidirect, including DWP decision makers' guides.
3. Published documents from the body that sets the figure: a council's council tax and reduction scheme, NHS Employers pay scales, NHSBSA pension tiers.

We do not use other calculator sites, forums or news reports as a source for a figure. Proposals that are not yet law are labelled as proposals, with their status and the date we checked. If we cannot find a primary source for a claim, we do not publish it.

How the calculators work

• Calculations run in your browser. What you type into a calculator is not sent to us or stored by us.
• Each calculator states what it includes and what it leaves out, for example Local Housing Allowance limits or a council's own scheme rules.
• Worked examples are marked "Illustrative example" and are recalculated with the site's own calculator. They do not describe real people.
• Results are estimates. The department or council that pays the benefit decides the actual award.

Checking and updating

Each page shows the date it was last checked against its sources. Rates are rechecked when the new tax year's figures are published and when a law or official guidance changes. The "Checked against gov.uk" line means the figures on that page were compared with the linked sources on that date.

Funding and independence

The site is free to use. Some pages show advertising from Google AdSense. Advertisers do not choose, review or influence content. The site is not connected to DWP, HMRC, Social Security Scotland, any council or the NHS.

Corrections

If you find a figure that does not match its source, email info@benefitscalculators.com with the page address and, if you can, the source. We check reports and correct confirmed errors, and list significant corrections below.

Corrections log