Free Benefits Screening Tool for Organisations
If the people you serve might be missing benefits they are entitled to, you can hand them a free eligibility check that works in two minutes and ends at the official government application site. There is nothing to buy, nothing to sign, and no account for you or for them.
Who this is for
- Food banks and food pantries — most people collecting food are eligible for SNAP and never applied.
- Churches and faith communities running benevolence or assistance funds.
- Public libraries, where people already come for help with forms and computers.
- Disability organisations — SSI, SSDI, Medicaid and state programmes rarely arrive as one conversation.
- Veterans organisations — VA benefits sit alongside SNAP, energy help and Medicaid, not instead of them.
- Single-parent and family nonprofits, where WIC, child care help and cash assistance overlap.
- YouTube creators and community organisers covering benefits, budgeting or disability topics.
Make your organisation’s link
Choose what fits your organisation and copy the link. It opens the check already set for the people you serve, and it lets us see which kinds of organisation the tool actually helps — by category only. Your organisation’s name never travels in the link, and no personal information about anyone is collected.
Ways organisations use it
- A printed card or QR code at the collection point or front desk.
- A link in your newsletter, resource list or referral sheet.
- A link in a video description, or in your pinned post.
- On a public computer’s bookmarks bar, next to the state benefits portal.
Embed it on your own website
Yes — a small block you can add to your own site in about two minutes. It makes no network requests, sets no cookie and stores nothing about your visitors; it renders in an isolated shadow root so it cannot break your page’s styling.
Live — this is the actual widget, running right now
Paste these two lines wherever you want the block to appear. Change data-ref to a short name for your organisation — that is what lets you see how many people you sent.
<div data-gb-widget data-ref="your-organisation" data-type="church"></div> <script src="https://globalbenefits.org/gbw-widget-js/?v=1.0.1" async></script>
Set data-type to whichever fits your organisation — this is a category for our own reporting (it tells us food banks convert better than libraries, for example), never your identity.
| Your organisation | Use this value |
|---|---|
| Church, mosque, synagogue, temple, faith ministry | church |
| Food bank, food pantry, meal programme | food_bank |
| Disability organisation, independent living centre | disability_org |
| Single-parent or family support group | single_parent_org |
| Veterans organisation | veteran_org |
| Community nonprofit, mutual aid, resource centre | community_nonprofit |
| Public library | library |
| Free or community clinic | clinic |
| Anything else | other |
If your site or host does not allow third-party <script> tags, embed the tool itself instead:
<iframe src="https://globalbenefits.org/find-benefits/?utm_source=your-organisation&utm_medium=widget&utm_campaign=partner_widget" title="Find benefits you may qualify for" width="100%" height="900" loading="lazy" style="border:1px solid #d9e2ec;border-radius:12px;max-width:100%;"></iframe>
WordPress: Custom HTML block (block editor) or the Text tab (classic editor). Wix: Add → Embed → Embed a Widget, mode Code. Squarespace: a Code block (needs a paid plan; use the iframe on a free trial). Plain HTML: paste the two lines anywhere in the body. Everything the block says can be changed: data-heading, data-body, data-cta, data-variant (card/banner/inline) and data-theme (auto/light/dark).
Help with setting it up, or working together
If you want help putting the link in front of the people you serve, or you would like to talk about working together, use the contact page. We would rather you reached a real inbox than a dedicated address that nobody watches.
What the tool does, plainly
It asks a few questions about a household’s situation — not about programme names — and shows which of 14 federal and state programmes are worth applying for, what documents to gather, and where the official application is. Nothing anyone enters is stored or sent anywhere. There is no sign-up, no email capture, and no cost.
GlobalBenefits.org is not a government agency and is not affiliated with any government programme. The screener is an information tool, never an eligibility decision. Only the government agency that runs a programme can decide someone’s case, and we link to the official application site for each one.