Free benefits calculators
Every tool here runs on published government figures, asks only for numbers — never your name or contact details — and stores nothing. Results are estimates and comparisons; only the agency that runs a program can decide anything.
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Benefits Estimator
The full picture: SNAP, tax credits, cash help, and a dozen cut-offs, from three questions.
SNAP calculator
What food stamps could be worth for a home like yours, by state.
TANF calculator
Monthly cash help for families with children, by state.
Check an income limit
Housing income limit checker
HUD's limits for your county and household size — the master housing tool.
AMI calculator
Your income against your county's area median income tiers.
HUD calculator
The 30%, 50% and 80% HUD limits, straight from HUD data.
Section 8 calculator
The income limit vouchers check first. (Rent share is your office's math.)
Federal poverty level calculator
Your FPL percentage — the number most cut-offs are built on.
Medicaid calculator
Your state's income test for adults, with straight answers in non-expansion states.
Medicare Savings Programs
QMB, SLMB, QI and Extra Help cut-offs in one pass.
Do the math on what you have
VA combined rating calculator
The official 38 CFR 4.25 math on ratings VA already gave you.
Rent affordability calculator
What rent fits your income under the 30% budgeting rule.
How to read any result on this page
A calculator can compare your numbers to published figures. It cannot approve, deny, or promise anything — only the agency that runs each program decides.
Applying is always free. No legitimate program charges a fee to apply.
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