Use our income maximisation tools to help the people you support
Use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator, Grants Search and PIP Helper, and access our e-learning to better help the people you support with a free Turn2us Adviser Account.
Our products
Every year, the Turn2us Benefits Calculator, Grants Search and PIP Helper help millions of people across the UK to build the financial security they need to thrive. Turn2us tools can help your organisation support people experiencing financial insecurity and hardship.
Why use our products?
For over 125 years, Turn2us has been committed to supporting people across the UK in financial need.
The Turn2us Benefits Calculator, Grants Search and PIP Helper are designed in collaboration with the people we’re here for and kept up to date by our in-house benefits specialists to reflect all legislation changes.
Why sign up for an Adviser Account?
By signing up to a free Turn2us Adviser Account, you will be able to access the adviser versions of each of our income maximization tools as well as our e-learning courses.
These are designed to assist you when using the Turn2us digital tools in a one-to-one support session and offer key features not available in the public versions.
Turn2us Benefits Calculator
Quickly find out what benefits and extra help the people you support may be entitled to with our confidential, easy-to-use calculator, independent of the DWP.
Use the adviser version for additional features designed to assist you:
- Manage your clients and calculations.
- Compare multiple scenarios to see how a change in circumstances could affect your client’s income.
- Share benefits calculations directly with clients.
Why use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator?
Maintained by our digital team and welfare benefits specialists to reflect legislation changes.
We designed the Benefits Calculator in collaboration with the people we’re here for. It is simple and user friendly, working for a broad range of people and circumstances and accessible via mobile and web.
Includes Universal Credit, savings and guarantee Pension Credit, Council Tax Support, Rate Relief, Carers Allowance, Carers Support Payment, Carers Allowance Supplement, Child Benefit, Income Support, income-related ESA, income-based JSA, Support for Mortgage Interest Loan, Housing Benefit, Scottish Child Payment, New Style ESA, New Style JSA and Discretionary Housing Payment.
Shows how your Universal Credit has been worked out. The calculator displays each element and each deduction, explaining what the element or deduction is and how it has been calculated.
Turn2us Benefits Calculator also gives a list of extra help categories for which the person you are supporting is eligible. Extra help information includes white goods and emergency grants, help with bills and health or travel costs, raising a child, bereavement and where to get advice.
Turn2us Grants Search
An easy-to-use directory of approximately 1,700 grants, offering cash, white goods, and services with no repayment obligations.
Use the adviser version for additional features designed to assist you.
- Access 50 additional grants not available on the public version of the Grants Search.
- Share grant searches directly with the people you are supporting so they can access the results on their own devices.
Why use the Turn2us Grants Search?
Explore a range of grants available to people based on occupation, where they live, and more.
Our grants search lists only registered charities so can be trusted by the people you support.
Find grant programmes which come with integrated debt advice and mental health support.
The tool is intuitive and easy to navigate with tips and signposting.
Turn2us PIP Helper
Helps the people you support manage each stage of their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application process with useful tips and wellbeing support.
Use the adviser version for additional features designed to assist you.
- Share sessions directly with the people you are supporting.
- Use additional functionalities for a speedier and more efficient session with the people you are supporting.
Why use the Turn2us PIP Helper?
The Turn2us PIP Helper is designed with people who have gone through the PIP application process themselves. The tool is also regularly updated by experts to make sure it stays accurate and aligned with current legislation.
Designed to be informative, user-friendly and accessible, the tool offers step-by-step guidance to help users confidently start and manage their PIP application. It can be accessed via mobile and web.
The embedded version includes access to a dashboard that gives you insights into user behaviour, helping you better understand how people are engaging with the tool.
Turn2us e-learning
As an adviser or volunteer, you play a vital role for people experiencing financial insecurity or indeed facing crisis. Our e-learning courses are here to help you get the best out of tools like the Turn2us Benefits Calculator and so feel more confident when supporting your communities.
Why register for Turn2us e-learning?
Build confidence in using our tools through immediate access to our three courses:
- The Turn2us Benefits Calculator for advisers.
- The Turn2us Grants Search for advisers.
- The Turn2us PIP Helper for advisers.
Learn by doing. Practice using our tool’s features by applying them to real-world scenarios you’ll face in your daily work.
Our e-learning is designed with accessibility in mind and includes text, audio, video and interactive elements - meaning you can learn in a way that makes sense for you.
We know you’re busy and that’s why our e-learning can be completed at any time, in any place on desktops, laptops and mobile smart devices.
Our courses are flexible, meaning you can complete them at your own convenience and pace.
You can use our group enrolment form to request multiple user accounts for your team or organisation.
Turn2us Advisers user guide
Learn about how you can best support your clients with a free Myturn2us account.
Adviser user guide
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Embed the Turn2us Grants Search, Benefits Calculator and PIP Helper onto your organisation's website.
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The calculator has been a great success, not only in helping a much greater volume of families to access the support but also enabling our telephone resources to be there for those who have difficulties online.
The Turn2us Benefits Calculator is quick and reliable - whatever the client's financial situation, it helps them make critical decisions about their income at a time that suits them.
Our Welfare Advisors have said that they are finding the PIP Helper tool really helpful to follow as a guide to providing clear and informative responses to our callers. They think it is very well laid out and uses very clear language. They have found it particularly helpful when explaining the appeals process to callers.
The e-learning helped in building my confidence in supporting my service users and will empower me to provide more effective and empathetic care. By enhancing my skills and knowledge, I can better understand their needs and respond to their concerns with greater assurance. This confidence will enable me to create a supportive environment where service users feel valued and heard, fostering trust and encouraging positive outcomes.