Learn What Benefits You Qualify For

What is the Benefits Gap?

Each year, hundreds of millions of eligible Americans leave $80 billion in benefits unclaimed.

These benefits can be life-changing for the 3.5 million California families who don't earn an income sufficient to meet their basic needs.

Many Californians are missing out on essential public benefits because they don’t know about the benefits, don’t know they’re eligible, or have a hard time navigating the application process. At United Ways of California, we want to change that by providing a fast, free and comprehensive Benefit Calculator to help you understand what you qualify for.

Securing the benefits you are eligible for can be a critical step in your journey to financial stability. These benefits may be resources for food, health or education.

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Start Your Benefits Screening

We have a fast, free, accurate and comprehensive Benefit Calculator, which screens for 18 federal, state and local benefits.

This calculator allows individuals and families to test different scenarios for maximum impact. This way you can quickly and efficiently determine which benefits you qualify for and how to apply for them. 

Get screened below or by texting BENEFITS to 211-211.

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How it Works

Using our five-minute benefits screener doesn’t require you to give us any personally identifiable information (such as a social security number). You'll receive a report outlining which benefits you might be eligible for and the estimated dollar amount you could receive. Benefits that you'll be screened for include:

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