Financial Advice

People across the UK are missing out on benefits and tax credits worth more than £8 billion a year. Entitledto can help make sure you get what is yours. Just use this simple calculator to work out how much you could claim.

Entitledto has unique experience in helping people find out about entitlements online. We provide a free web-based calculator to help people work out their entitlement to benefits and tax credits.

The site is free and no personal information is required, so anonymity is assured.

Child Benefit is a tax-free payment that you can claim for your child. It is usually paid every four weeks but in some cases can be paid weekly, and there are separate rates for each child. The payment can be claimed by anyone who qualifies, whatever their income or savings.

We make sure parents who live apart from their children contribute financially to their upkeep by paying child maintenance.

Directgov is the website of the UK government providing information and online services for the public.

This site set up by the government campaign to help reduce the countries carbon footprint offers free and practical advice on how you can do your bit for the planet and save yourself some cash.

Martin Lewis AKA the Money Saving Expert has set up a website offering it’s users bundles of information on how you can save some money. There is also a forum on the site which give users the opportunity to help each other.

This site explains what a mortgage is completely so that you are fully informed before you jump into your mortgage. Scotland.org.uk also offers a mortgage finder to find the mortgage that fits your life.

This site offers it’s advice to you to help you find the right mortgage for you. There is plenty of information about mortgages on the site so you know where you stand before you take out the mortgage.

This site offers specific advice for people who are thinking of taking out a mortgage, re-mortgage or house buying in Scotland.

Reviewcentre.com is a site which reviews all sorts of things. This particular page includes user reviews of all bank accounts available in Scotland. This advice is advice you can trust as it is from people who have held these bank accounts before not from the banks themselves.

This is a vey useful webpage from talentscotland.com which offers users advice on which bank accounts would be best for them and other information about mortgages etc.

Tax credits are payments from the government. If you're responsible for at least one child or young person who normally lives with you, you may qualify for Child Tax Credit. If you work, but earn low wages, you may qualify for Working Tax Credit.

On this site you are able to view and compare the top ten bank accounts available in the UK. The comparisons take into account a number of factors including AER and overdraft rate.