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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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Best Benefit Calculator out there at the moment

5
Attended the webinar and practiced using the calculator. I found it really easy with more information to help support my clients. Reviewed on: 25th July 2023
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Euckay Ukandu

practical tool to help calculate benefits due

4
the tool is really good but is a little bit information heavy when calculating how much benefits someone is entitled to and could be simplified a little in my opinion but there is a high level of detail in the calculations performed Reviewed on: 18th July 2023
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So Helpfully!

5
very good to calculate your rights. Reviewed on: 15th July 2023
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Carlos Magno Junior Perin

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5
The tool is user friendly, it is extremely useful for our service to carry out Affordability Assessment of our clients. Reviewed on: 12th July 2023
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olu

Best Calculator

5
This is the easiest calculator to use. The information boxes give more insight to the question being asked. It does not take as long as the others. You can also change situations such as childcare cost, housing cost, working hours easily without having to start again. Working out the difference in legacy and uc payments is also handy. On the results page it gives useful information on important things that have impacted the results such as bedroom tax or overlapping premiums. There is also a huge section on additional support available that can be forwarded to clients to look in there own time. The only negative thing i would say is it takes quite a few minutes to download a calculation. Reviewed on: 12th July 2023
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Never works for me

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This calculator never works for me. I get to the end and there's no result, or I can't down;load the result, or aI can't save the result. Not fit for purpose. Reviewed on: 5th July 2023
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Ben Parry

Good jobs

4
Good job!!! I testet this site, good working!! Reviewed on: 5th July 2023
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Mylen Sulew

Would be lost without this calculator

5
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
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Alexandra

Great Software

5
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
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Useful Tool

4
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
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