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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

Good jobs

Good job!!! I testet this site, good working!! Reviewed on: 5th July 2023

Would be lost without this calculator

My wages fluctuate on a weekly basis and the calculator helps me to understand how this will affect my UC each month! Reviewed on: 4th July 2023

Great Software

I feel confident using the Policy in Practice Benefit Calculator tool when advising clients. The layout for entering information is clear and logical as is the results report (I also like the functionality to request UC and/or legacy benefits and a detailed report showing the expert breakdown). Reviewed on: 3rd July 2023

Useful Tool

A fact not often realised is that those on low income have to manage the minutiae of expenditure with greater precision than the affluent. This tool is a useful way to help people balance their budgets and get information on available benefits. Reviewed on: 28th June 2023

I know before Im told

This is really helpful, im self employed so my universal credit changes hugely every month. Every month I use the calculator to work out what ill get for my next payment because the UC website takes a few days to update with what it will be but with this, i know straight away once ive submitted my figures i pop onto it to see. Helps me plan my finances a few extra days in advance, which makes a big difference with being prepared. Reviewed on: 24th June 2023

Good for breaking down awards

Its one of the only calculators that actually tells you how an award has been worked out so that's invaluable when attempting to decipher what has gone wrong with a client's payments. Reviewed on: 22nd June 2023

Benefits and Budgeting Calculator, an excellent bit of kit!

I have provided welfare rights advice for over 20 years. The Benefits and Budgeting Calculator is simply an essential and easy to use tool to identify entitlement and affordability. I love it! Reviewed on: 21st June 2023

The best and most user friendly better off calculation I have used.

Easy to use and great advice at the end of each calculation! Reviewed on: 20th June 2023

Easy to use and understand

An easy to use and understandable Benefit calculation. Reviewed on: 19th June 2023

Great tool for helping with finances and claiming unclaimed benefits.

The tool for budgeting is excellent and I've also been able to advise customers who have been missing out on claiming hundreds of pounds each month. Being able to identify those who are not yet claiming UC if they will benefit more from going over early has been most useful. Reviewed on: 19th June 2023

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