Emergency fund size calculator

Use your essential monthly costs, income security, household circumstances, housing, insurance and access to other support to estimate how much emergency cover may suit you.

Inputs

Enter your essential costs and the circumstances that affect how much financial cover you may need.

Monthly expenditure

Income security

Income variability is how much your earnings change or how predictable they are from month to month. Less predictable earnings can make a larger emergency buffer more useful.

Household

Choose dual income when two dependable incomes contribute to the household, or single income when the household relies on one.

Financial resilience

Insurance and reliable financial support may reduce how much cash you need to hold yourself.