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Name: Better Off Calculator
Rating: 4.75 (369 reviews)

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4.75

Based on 369 reviews, last reviewed 6th Jun 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

Most informative Benefit Calculator and helpful staff I use the benefit Calculator for my work advising people about their benefit entitlement and it works wonder at giving a breakdown of the award, while... Read more Reviewed on: 6th June 2025

Latest lowest rating:

2

Its a clunky system that doesn't work very well. Its a clunky system that doesn't work very well. Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

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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 (369)

Review of the Policy in Practice, Better Off Calculator:

The system is easy to use

The system is easy to use, it can provide good info. Reviewed on: 5th June 2025

Calculator Benefits

easy to use, gives you eligibility information Reviewed on: 4th June 2025

It’s an eye opener!

Working for Redbridge gave me an insight as to how applicants affordabilities are calculated and was an eye opener to what is considered a priority expenditure and what isn’t. I also think it helps with budgeting and I have used it for myself once before to figure out my expenditure. Reviewed on: 3rd June 2025

Employment support advice

Supports my participants on a daily basis to make sure they are claiming all support they are eligible for. It also helps them to determine future financial situations if their circumstances change. Reviewed on: 3rd June 2025

It has been very helpful

It has been very helpful in deciding the client's outcome. It has proven useful in producing varying scenarios and outcomes for the client. Reviewed on: 3rd June 2025

Useful for many different functions

We have used this for many years when assessing affordability for customer taking on Socially rented tenancies. It is good because it allows customers to select the average amount when they are unsure what their actual tenancy related costs will be. This has made it really simple for customers and also advises them of any benefits they might be missing out on. I now use it for homeless customers for assessing affordability and again, it has been superb for this. I would highly recommend Reviewed on: 3rd June 2025

It helps us Homeless officers work with our clients...

It helps us Homeless officers work with our clients to provide a better outcome for the client. Reviewed on: 3rd June 2025

Transforming tool

It was better off calculator that gave a participant the actual monetary benefit he would have if working for a particular hours a day which motivated him to adjust his hours more and invariable was helpful to him and his family. Reviewed on: 3rd June 2025

The system works very well but they system does cras...

The system works very well but they system does crash sometimes and it is difficult to do what you need to do. Reviewed on: 3rd June 2025

Very good app

i have never had issues logging in and using the app to explain to PT very straight forward Reviewed on: 3rd June 2025

A great system made so simple and easy to use

A great system made so simple and easy to use while still being so effective and full of useful information Reviewed on: 3rd June 2025

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