Write a review

Policy in Practice: Better Off Calculator reviews

Name: Better Off Calculator
Rating: 4.68 (206 reviews)

View other Policy in Practice products

4.68

Based on 206 reviews, last reviewed 17th Jan 2025

No new 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

No new 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

81%

13%

Latest highest rating:

5

great customer service i've used them more than once. multiple times in fact. the webchat feature is brilliant, you can get answers to your questions straight away by the ac... Read more Reviewed on: 17th January 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Can’t understand the results, trying to work out if... Can’t understand the results, trying to work out if I cut my hours Reviewed on: 1st August 2024

Read all reviews See your review

About this product

The Better Off Calculator is a tool that quickly calculates your benefit entitlement and shows you what money you may be missing out on. It shows you what steps you can take to strengthen your finances with a focus on actionable advice.

You can use the free calculator to see what help you are eligible for, and see clearly how changes in earnings or hours will impact your income.

If you're an advisor you can get more features in our professional calculator so that you can work out the exact amount of next Universal Credit payments, and create personalised action plans and smart budgets for customers.

With the Better Off Calculator you don’t need to be a policy expert to understand what changes to the welfare system mean for you.

Policy in Practice Better Off Calculator reviews (206)

Review of the Policy in Practice, Better Off Calculator:

Great experience would definitely recommend

Great experience would definitely recommend Reviewed on: 31st July 2024

A really useful tool

A really useful tool which I've used myself and recommended to colleagues. The interface is very user-friendly, and it provides clear and concise results. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

Better Off Calculator - Housing and Homelessness

I work within the Housing Department of a LA. I use the Better Off calculator regularly, and am always recommending clients use the calculator themselves to ensure they are receiving all that they are entitled to. The calculator is also a really great way of checking the ways in which a change of circumstances might affect someone's entitlement. It provides a really tangible, visual demonstration of what this impact is going to look like. This can give clients the confidence they need to make a change to their housing situation, as the unknown is now far less scary. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

i use the calculator in my line of work

i use the calculator in my line of work as a housing law caseworker. fantastic knowledge and easy to use to give the best up to date considerations. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

A real desire to help those disadvantaged

A real desire to help those disadvantaged Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

The Better Off Calculator helpful and accurate tool...

The Better Off Calculator helpful and accurate tool for assessing people's Universal Credit entitlement, and demonstrating how their financial circumstances would change in part-time and full-time work. This both motivates them to return to work and enables them to make informed decisions about their hours of work. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

A must have tool

PiP have actively identified so many thousands of people who can claim extra support in multiple areas, making their lives so much easier. I am an employee of Anglian Water who use Policy in Practice's Better off Calculator and have personally helped hundreds of people get discounts on their water bills and told them of any benefits they are eligible for and may have missed. The response I have received form these customer have been amazing and them taking the time to complete the Calculator has changed their lives for the better. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

Employment Advisor

As an employment advisor, the Policy in Practice Better Off Calculator is invaluable to me for helping individuals to see how much better off financially they would be in work. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

Fantastic way to help customers look at their financ...

Fantastic way to help customers look at their financial situation. I have only just started and I have helped lots of people find out that they are due other health benefits and also how much better they will be doing when they find either full or part time employment. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

Never had any issues.

Never had any issues. Training was thorough, really good customer service. The product is a really great tool for supporting our customers. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

Good Customer Service

This is a tool used by our colleagues, I deliver training to new starters on how to use it. I apply for logins and get a quick, efficient response. The occasional issue we have had, has been resolved quickly and with professional courtesy Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

Alternative products

Loan
from Snap Finance 4.90 from 369 reviews
Very Account
from Shop Direct 4.90 from 24 reviews
Retail Finance
from Close Brothers 2.94 from 12 reviews

Join Smart Money People

Keep up to date on ratings of your favourite businesses. Find out about our awards and write new reviews with ease

Create an account

News, guides and insight from our team

View resource hub