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Based on 400 reviews, last reviewed 25th Sep 2025
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Easy to use and comprehensive I have been using the Policy in Practice better off calculator for a number of years. The calculator is easy to use and comprehensive. The I/E exercis... Read more Reviewed on: 25th September 2025
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i find its time consuming / unfriendly / completely... i find its time consuming / unfriendly / completely useless compared to our old calculator. ETC ETC Reviewed on: 19th August 2025
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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.

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Amazing solution that makes such a positive differen...

5
Amazing solution that makes such a positive difference to peoples lives. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024
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Tim P

easy to use and guide customers through.

5
easy to use and guide customers through. pie chart very useful visual guide too. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024
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Bea L

Easy to use features, you can go back and change inf...

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Easy to use features, you can go back and change information to see alternative situations Reviewed on: 20th March 2024
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Mark S

Provides very accurate results and very user friendly.

5
I have been a benefit adviser with Citizens Advice and Local Authorities for the past five years and have found Policy in Practise to always be the most clear and user friendly benefit check calculator, especially in such a complex area of advice. This is a tool I have used many times to help people check their eligibility and plan accordingly based on various scenarios - it is a huge help for myself and my client's. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024
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Tatiana D

Its great, really detailed, I love the fact you can...

5
Its great, really detailed, I love the fact you can do comparisons with different scenarios, the budgeting tool is really useful and the additional money saving tips and links are a god send! I would highly recommend this product. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024
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Amanda H

This is an excellent tool for public and professiona...

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This is an excellent tool for public and professionals to obtain advice on entitlement to benefits and maximising their income. In addition it provides recommendations for other grants available and affordable options for energy and wifi. The budgeting tool is valuable in increasing awareness of household spending/ overspending so a person can make suitable changes to spending or lifestyle to help make ends meet and alleviate overall debt. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024
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Mrs Patricia Kane

Calculating a better future

5
Better off calculator has supported our tenants to make informed choices around budgets and determining affordability for new tenancies. It has eased anxieties for applicants, supported people around personal budgets, provided useful and accurate figures for understanding expenditures. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024
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Mark R

Convenient, fast, informative and accurate.

5
Convenient, fast, informative and accurate. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024
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Dmytro M

I would not look anywhere else

5
I use the better off calculator all the time , its the easiests and quickest to use. Its very good for comparing legacy benefits with Universal Credit .And the ways it presents its caluclaitons are transparent and really easy to understand Reviewed on: 20th March 2024
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Police in Practice is easy and straight forward to use.

5
Police in Practice is easy and straight forward to use. There have been additional questions integrated into the Calculator, which help to strengthen the reliability of the results. The additional support is extremely useful also, and it is tailored to the individual's circumstances, based on the inputted information. This helps to ensure further advice and support is given to individuals, to potentially improve the financial situation and more of individuals. Reviewed on: 20th March 2024
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