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Based on 398 reviews, last reviewed 19th Aug 2025
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Brilliant affordability assessment tool We use the calculator to form our affordability assessments decisions for DHP and DCTR applications, we are extending these assessments to our Discret... Read more Reviewed on: 16th July 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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The better off calculator is a great tool!

5
As a local authority homelessness prevention officer, the better off calculator has been an invaluable part of the advice I provide to service users. Being able to project a service user's income and expenditure across a range of scenarios allows me to provide advice on current and future rent affordability, enabling service users to make informed choices about their housing. The "explainers" within the better off calculator are really helpful for local authority officers and service users alike, providing detail and context to welfare benefit criteria that would otherwise be complex and confusing. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2023
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Malcolm

Quick and easy to use

5
Quick and easy to use, only takes minutes and provides more than just benefit entitlement. Excellent. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2023
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Jamie Webb

Effective

5
Useful, practical, good support when needed, accurate results Reviewed on: 23rd May 2023
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Meleri Williams

Very helpful tool

5
This is an extremely helpful tool. It helps so many people claim the correct benefits and helps us at CAB to do our jobs to the best of our abilities. Reviewed on: 18th May 2023
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Nikki

Great and Easy service to use

5
Use as a debt adviser, this website and tool allows me to progress my cases ahead of time and allows for the client to increase their current benefit award where possible. A great and useful tool to have. Reviewed on: 18th May 2023
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Freya Whittaker-Howard

great service

5
This is great something is in place to help our customers Reviewed on: 18th May 2023
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Daniel Hall

Really useful tool that I use every day

5
really user friendly, useful tool. really like the explanations for each section so you can make sure you get the information correct. Reviewed on: 18th May 2023
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Kathryn Stubbins

Great service which gives easy to read information

5
Excellent service and so helpful to have all the details of potential support all in one place Reviewed on: 18th May 2023
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Lisa Connell

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always up to date and innovators for supporting clients and professionals through welfare changes and economic trends Reviewed on: 18th May 2023
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Great

5
I use it regularly at work (Citizens Advice) to help people and at home to give to family and friends. Reviewed on: 18th May 2023
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