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Name: Better Off Calculator
Rating: 4.68 (205 reviews)

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4.65

Based on 205 reviews, last reviewed 24th Sep 2024

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Latest highest rating:

5

No stupid Chatbot Good to get human contact from the begining of the chat not some stupid chat box that cannot understand your question. The agent was responsive and he... Read more Reviewed on: 24th September 2024

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

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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 (205)

Review of the Policy in Practice, Better Off Calculator:

All this advice and its totally free - youd expect t...

All this advice and its totally free - youd expect to pay for this! Reviewed on: 17th June 2024

Here to help

I use it daily and deal with some of the most vulnerable in society, The help I can now offer makes such a huge difference to these people. The relief in their voices and the thanks I often receive speak volumes. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

Great Service

I use the service a lot at work with my clients. It is my go to benefit adviser and budget planner. I recommend the service Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

Really fantastic and thorough tool.

Really fantastic and thorough tool. It has been a calculator to be relied on, and their training is thorough, so any questions you have about the calculator are answered well. In my line of work, it's incredibly important to have a reliable source to assist clients with better off calculations. It can also spot niche loopholes, where clients may not be getting what they're entitled to, and policy in practice explains this in details, and the calculations are explained. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

Fantastic Website

I have been using the service for my daily work at a local authority for a while, its so simple to use and effective. I have also provided training to use the tool with many less experienced staff and they have mastered the calculator. Simpleness is so effective, even for our residents and customers. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024

The calculator is easy and straightforward to use.

The calculator is easy and straightforward to use. The information boxes are good at explaining what the fields mean. I like the scenario comparison feature. It's also good for calculating student income. The results page and graphs are very informative. Reviewed on: 8th March 2024

Transformed how we work

The Better Off Calculator has transformed how we work as a local authority and we are able to offer such more support to so many more people even with less staff to actually do that work. It has allowed us to get significantly more money into the pockets of our residents and to help them make better purchasing decisions too Reviewed on: 8th March 2024

Big fans at Gloucester City Homes

My Tenancy Sustainment Team use this tool everyday to complete benefit assessments, pre-tenancy affordability checks and more. The calculator is always bang up to date with the latest Regulations and when I have submitted feedback to the Policy in Practice team they have actioned our requests to tailor the calculator to suit us. This tool is a basis for most of our work and has helped so many customers understand their benefits in plain English and broken down in a way that is transparent. Gloucester City Homes love it! Reviewed on: 4th March 2024

Very useful

The calculator help me to plan my budget and see what can affect my income. Reviewed on: 31st August 2023

Best benefit calculator

This calculator has helped my family work out what is available to us and budget our way out of some difficult times. Reviewed on: 27th August 2023

Informative and easy to use

I use the better off calculator within my work role and find it both informative and easy to use. I would happily recommend this to others to use Reviewed on: 11th August 2023

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